text: Special commission recommends changes in health benefits for future retirees Labor representatives and the association representing retired public employees in Massachusetts have signed on to recommendations made by a special commission that protect current retirees from changes in post-retirement health benefits but do make changes for certain current and future employees to make the system more sustainable. The MTA, the Massachusetts AFL-CIO and the Massachusetts Retiree Association all sided with the majority in the 11-1 vote, which was taken on December 20 after months of meetings and negotiations. A final commission report, including these and other recommendations, is expected to be released in January. "The retiree health care system has been a ticking time bomb for many years," said MTA President Paul Toner. "Unlike the pension system, future retiree health benefits have never been funded, and the unfunded liability is now estimated at $46 billion over 30 years. To put this in context, that is more than all state spending on local and state services in a year." The commission was co-chaired by former MTA President Anne Wass. The only "no" vote was cast by the Massachusetts Municipal Association representative. The MMA opposes the proposed limits on municipal leaders' ability to make deeper cuts in the retiree health benefits. "We and the other labor and retiree representatives were convinced that if modifications are not made, we risk jeopardizing health care benefits for both current and future retirees and employees," Toner said. "The consequences of failing to grapple with this massive liability could include cuts in health benefits or other compensation for active employees, cuts in benefits for current retirees and significant staff layoffs. "Changing benefits is just one side of the equation," Toner said. "Municipal and state governments must do a much better job of setting aside funds for their future health care obligations, as they do for pensions." Background The state Commission to Study Retiree Healthcare and Other Non-Pension Benefits was established in 2011 and charged with analyzing actuarial data and recommending changes in non-pension benefits (referred to as Other Post-Employment Benefits, or OPEB), the most expensive of which by far is retiree health insurance. The report recommends changes in retiree health benefits that more closely tie years of service to the level of benefits received, as is done with the pension system. MTA Position The MTA has joined the other labor and retiree representatives on the commission in supporting the recommended benefit changes. Key to our support was protecting benefits for all current retirees and for the longest-serving current and future retirees. Proposed Benefit Cuts MTA Fought While on the commission, all of the labor and retiree representatives were united in fending off proposals that they considered unacceptable, including: Eliminating all retiree health benefits (now the norm in the private sector). Changing benefits for current retirees. Eliminating spousal coverage. Allowing a community to go below the 50-percent-coverage level for retirees. Permitting automatic plan design changes in response to future healthcare inflation. Capping employer contributions at a fixed dollar amount. Requiring employees to contribute a percentage of their salaries to help fund future retiree healthcare costs. New Benefits MTA Supported In addition, the labor and retiree advocates won several significant benefits and protections that do not exist under current law, including: Freezing employee premium contribution rates at levels in effect on 1/1/2013 for three years from the effective date of the law. Following the three-year moratorium, the ability to reduce contributions shall be returned to local option; however, any municipality that exercises this right shall grandfather existing retirees at their contribution level at the time of implementation. (This was a big win for labor and retiree advocates and is strongly opposed by the MMA.) All future surviving spouses, and current surviving spouses who are enrolled in the municipal health plan at the date the new law takes effect, will be entitled to a minimum 50 percent employer premium contribution. Changes Included in Commission Recommendation Before any changes can take place, the plan will need to go through the legislative process. We expect a bill to be filed in January, and, if passed could take effect during 2013. Below is an outline of the proposal, as adopted by the commission. Exempted Employees and Retirees (Grandfather Provisions) Retirees: All current retirees. All "Accidental" disabilities (future as well as current). Current employees: Current employees who fall into one of the categories below on the effective date of the legislation are grandfathered in and exempt from any changes. Any employee within five years of minimum retirement age at the effective date of the legislation who has completed 20 years of service. This includes current MTA members and other Group 1 employees aged 50 and above who have completed 20 years of service. Any current teacher participating in Retirement Plus and who retires at a full pension benefit (80 percent) and is age 57 or above. Any employee who is within five years of Medicare eligibility (currently age 65) and is within 12 months of vesting in the pension plan at the effective date of the legislation. Partially Exempted Employees Any current employee who is age 50 and has completed 15 years of service shall be eligible to receive a 50 percent premium contribution. Any current employee who is age 55 and has completed 10 years of service shall be eligible to receive a 50 percent premium contribution. Future retirees under "Ordinary Disability" are exempt from any changes until the 2014 Affordable Care Act Exchange is available. At that time, Ordinary Disability retirees shall receive a 50 percent premium contribution if they have 10 to 20 years of creditable service. Beyond 20 years of service, proration (described below) shall apply In the event these employees work beyond 20 years of service, pro-rating (see below) would prevail upon retirement. Proposed Changes for Non-Exempt Current Employees and All Future Employees Years of Service with Age Requirement Future Group 1 retirees shall be required to complete 20 years of service and have reached the age of 60 to be eligible for any retiree health benefits. Pro-Rating Contributions Future retirees shall receive an employer contribution that is pro-rated based on completed years of service upon retirement, as follows: Years of Service Premium Contribution 20 50 percent of premium 23-26 1/3 of the difference between 50 percent and the Maximum Available Benefit 27-29 2/3 of the difference between 50 percent and MAB 30 Plus 100 percent of MAB Note: For communities that already have a 50/50 split or were planning to move there in the future, pro-rating will have no impact.(Example for illustration purposes); Community A provides 70 percent of the premium contribution to retiree Years of Service Premium Contribution 20 50 percent of Premium 23-26 56.7 percent of Premium 27-29 63.3 percent of Premium 30- Plus 70 percent of Premium (100 percent of MAB) Special Commission Members Members of the special commission were Al Gordon, representing State Treasurer Steve Grossman; Assistant Senate Majority Leader Jack Hart; Representative John Scibak; Senator Michael Knapik, Representative Jay Barrows; GIC Executive Director Dolores Mitchell; Assistant Secretary of Administration and Finance Greg Mennis; Henry Dormitzer, co-chair of the commission; former MTA President Anne Wass, co-chair of the commission; Shawn Duhamel of the Mass Retirees Association; Andrew Powell of AFT Massachusetts, representing the Massachusetts AFL-CIO, and Shrewsbury Town Manager Dan Morgado, representing the Massachusetts Municipal Association.


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Discussion in 'Great Skate Debate' started by eurodance2001, Sep 9, 2013.
I think you meant to type SLC in your title? ETA: Thanks for correcting it!
Nice opportunity for Grant Hochstein and Alissandra Aronow/Collin Brubaker (their first international as a team).
Maybe this will free up some space for Dave and Jenny!
I did.. SLC! SC is still a bit away! Lol.. Thanks for the correction
Well of course Evan withdrew.
As I posted in the KnK thread on this, I hope that Evan will not keep cancelling events prior to Nationals...a-la Sasha Cohen in the lead-up to 2010 Nationals. He really needs to get his programs out there before Nationals if he really intends to earn one of the two Men's spots on the US Oly team.
Also out/withdrawn:
Pairs: Purdy/Marinano (CAN)
Ladies: Fleur Maxwell (LUX)
Men: Patrick Myzyk (POl)
Dance: Pechelate/Bourzat (FRA)
I'm little fuzzy on the ever changing rules for ISU competition, but does this mean that Lysacek has to find another international in order to get a minimum score for Skate America? Or does that only apply for ISU championships?
Half of this news is really surprising.
Hope all the injuries heal.
No, he doesn't.
Hochstein didn't get a chance to compete internationally last season so now he can aim for obtaining the minimum TES for 2014 Four Continents at least.
Shibs??? Pech/Bourz???
Are these all injury withdraws? (I hope not....)
This P/B tweet makes it sound like they're planning to begin their season as usual at the French Masters competition in early October: https://twitter.com/PechalatBourzat/status/376827368763326465
Link to yesterday's update posted on P/B's official FB fan page: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10151648312446188&id=181962471187
I have no idea. These are just the stakers (plus Lysacek and the Shibutanis) who were on the original roster and who were not on the roster posted today on the US Figure Skating Classic web site. Sorry I don't have any more information.
I wonder why they even signed up for this event... I thought Igor was trying to make a statement that they would be ready to challenge D&W even this early... apparently not.
An article about Purdy/Marinaro reveals that she was healing from a shoulder injury, and while the article indicated that they would compete at SLC, perhaps they weren't ready after all.
Too much friskiness with Vera?
He doesn't need a minimum score for a GP host spot, nor as a "comeback" skater had he wanted to take that option.
He needs a minimum score from Skate America or a senior international to skate at the Olympics or ISU Championships. There are many senior internationals between SLC and the Olympics, including four between US Nationals and the Olympics. They're all in Europe, and if he were to make the Olympic team and still need the minimum score, he could acclimate while gaining the score and head straight to Sochi.
That's also assuming the ISU wouldn't make an exception for him like they did for Plushenko entering Europeans the first year of the minimum.
Hmm... he may go for the team event instead? That should give Evan enough time to heal by then. So a showdown between Evan and Plushenko is still viable at this point. That should generate a lot of publicity and excitement.
I said it when Evan's "comeback" began 2 years ago, but the only surprise would be if there is any event he doesnt withdraw from due to "injury".
A showdown for what, 7th or 8th place if it even happened. That is no publicity. It is like if Michelle Kwan and Midori Ito both came back to the Olympics right now and somehow made it and trying to hype up a showdown between them when it wasnt even for a medal. Everyone knows the real contenders are Chan, Fernandez, Hanyu, and Takahashi.
He seems to need the "comebacks" to stay active for his Sponsors. Ever since the Olympics Evan has been only about the $$$$$$.
That's true, how dare he attempt to capitalize on his OGM and earn endorsements. After all, no other skater in history has ever done that.
It's so nice to share a board with so many people who absolutely know for sure what goes on in a skater's head and have empathic capabilities to know (from a distance) whether or not he/she is really injured...
Very true and I dont blame him for that. This is the last part of his window so best to rake in as much moolah as he can before he fades into complete obscurity post Sochi with the new stars success, and SOI close to going kapoot. The best thing he could do for his own marketing value is to give the illusion of being a competitive skater again while never actually competing.
2010 was supposed to be a showdown between Chan, Takahashi, some people thought Lambiel, who less than a point short of bronze (and whose footwork seqs were as slow as Curry doing school figures), and Joubert, if he could hold it together for the first time in an Olympics. Weir if he could regain form. Even Contesti, who was the 2009 Euros silver medalist and fifth at 2009 Worlds looked like he could challenge for a medal at the end of the 2009 season. Plushenko had just started a crash program to get back into shape, and even though Lysacek was the reigning World Champion, he wasn't on very many lists for gold, especially without a quad.
The Olympics are really a different kettle of fist with the demise of school figures.
They could, but I don't think they'd do it for the Olympics, though.
Oh please Plushenko and Lysacek were atleast two of the favorites for 2010. Plushenko was the bookies odds to win in fact, and Evan was reigning World Champion and I even started a thread 4 months before the Games guaranteeing Lysacek to win (despite not being a fan of his). I was that certain it was going to happen. People didnt expect Lambiel to beat Plushenko, he had just lost to him by like 20 points at Europeans. Takahashi was not favored over Lysacek, he had just bombed and lost to him by a similar margin at the Grand Prix final. Everyone knows Lambiel or Takahashi skating relatively cleanly would probably be the winners no matter what the others did, but nobody expected them to deliver that either (and they didnt). Chan had been injured all season and was barely considered a contender going into Vancouver, and his 6th place was about as expected.
This time around is not a similiar situation by the biggest stretch of the imagination. The only way they would be contending for gold in Sochi (even if the miracle either made it there in decent shape) is if atleast 4 or 5 guys fell atleast 4 or 5 times. A showdown implies it is the 2 guys who are expected to duel it out at the top, and that is not the case here.
I wish that these insults to Evan would stop.

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Sargent: CNN's Castellanos' firm also is doing anti-health reform bill ads for U.S. Chamber of Commerce
From Greg Sargent's The Plum Line blog:
Castellanos' Firm Also Has Contract With U.S. Chamber Of Commerce [1]
One of Castellanos' firms, as you know, was the ad buyer [2] behind a major insurance industry TV campaign against health care reform. His firm also has raked in nearly $500,000 from the Republican National Committee, which enlisted [3] him to craft anti-reform talking points.
Here's one more interesting data point: Another one of his firms, Purple Strategies, also has a contract with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, one of the most determined and well-funded foes of Obama's governing agenda.
J.P. Fielder, the Chamber's spokesperson, confirms that Castellanos' firm is doing the advertising on the Chamber's ongoing multi-million-dollar campaign [4] hailing the virtues of the free-market system - which has the specific goals of derailing Obama's climate change and health care reform initiatives.
To be clear, there's nothing necessarily amiss here, and I wanted to take this occasion to clarify something. The reason we're digging into Castellanos is not because of Castellanos per se, but because his case tells a larger story about how Washington works. You hear a lot about the revolving door between government and lobbying. But there's another, less-remarked-on revolving door: One between consulting and commentary.
Sargent: CNN Admits That On-Air Commentator Worked For Insurance Industry, Promises Full Disclosure [5]
CNN's Castellanos' firm is ad buyer for AHIP's anti-health care ad blitz [6]
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How do you blog so much?Pin It
How do you blog so much? Don't you have 3 kids?
Yes I do. …and that is WHY I BLOG. Well, one of the reasons. You'll have to go back there and click that link to see my answers of WHY I blog. …as to the how? I have a schedule and I have lists. As with everything in my life with 3 kids, I can't really accomplish anything unless it is done in the most efficient, scheduled manner. Since I want to blog and in some ways I have to blog (for mental health friends!), I want to make room for it and I do that by following a flexible, but rigorous schedule.
Here is how it goes…
The blogging process begins on a Tuesday of any given week with various projects around the house. Cooking and Gardening are just part of my everyday life with the boys, so as I'm going about my business, I will grab the camera (that is always sitting out) and snap photos of what we are doing. There are usually 2 days of general photo taking that takes maybe a total of 15 minutes throughout the day.
Usually one day a week is a DIY day. I paint, sew, carve, and hot glue stuff. It is on one of the days that my oldest is at preschool , and the babies are napping part of the time. I work like a maniac those 4 hours, making my living room or basement a total mess, but turning out anywhere from 2-10 projects. I make sure to do DIY days on a day when the house is already a mess and not when guests will be coming over.
The day or two after a DIY day is a cleaning day. As I mentioned before, I let the house get messy, then make it messier with a DIY day and then clean the whole shebang before we have dinner guests, or parental visitors, etc. etc .
After I have a couple folders of DIY, Gardening, Cooking and random photographs, I sit down one night, watching 3 or 4 shows via DVR and edit all of them in one big batch. Then, I will write the photo based posts and keep them in the queue. What? You think having a queue is cheating? Sorry friends, you would end up with 10 posts late on Saturday night and another 6 around 12:30 AM on Tuesday if I just published as I wrote. Writing posts for the queue also has the added bonus of some down time in between writing and publishing, so I get to scan my writing with fresh eyes a few days later. I usually catch mistakes and weird writing a lot easier when I've had a break from what I'm thinking and writing.
Moving on…I used to try to write blog posts in between changing diapers, making meals and chasing 3 chickies around, but it took forever and was frustrating for me and for them. I decided to give myself "prompts" as I thought of them and then at one time, I sit down and write posts from my list of prompts. Lately, I've been taking the laptop into the market on Saturday morning and in between talking to customers, I use the downtime to sit and type, type, type away. I can usually power through 5-15 prompts in the 4 hours I am "working" at the market.
Then, the daily task of blogging turns into a 5-10 minutes per post combining content with photos and formatting it to look pretty (I hope!) on the blog. So yes, of course it is a part time job, but it is a part time job that I love and a part time job I have made manageable with 3 kids by a flexible, but rigorous schedule.
You might wonder what slides around my house if I am working so hard on blogging. Well, there are a couple things that I have given up. One is a ton of friends. We have moved a lot, so I haven't made a lot of close friends, so I connect with old friends via blogging, and facebook and letters and meet a few here and there as I get settled in here in PA, but for the most part, I really don't hang out with friends on a regular basis. I find it incredibly difficult to pack up the kiddos and all the stuff they need, find a time between naps and get myself presentable just to go hang out. So I don't have a ton of friends.
The other thing that goes is the cleanliness of the house sometimes. It try to not let it get too dirty, but with 3 boys it just does. So, I've joined the insanity and let trains stay out for a few days instead of a few hours and let the playroom usually stay impassable during the week. There are probably too many dust bunnies in corners and the mirrors are cleaned about once a month. It used to drive me nuts, so I jumped into the madness and stopped trying so hard to keep it spotless. It just isn't going to be for another 10 years or so.
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Finally, the last (and perhaps biggest) thing that we have given up is money. We decided a long time ago that I was going to stay home with the kids, and I surely could not blog if I weren't at home doing mundane things like boiling eggs, planting ranunculus
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by lurker, Dec 16, 2006.
If they get Oden, no one will ever remember who the other pick was!! LOL
Brawls? I love em. Long as nobody get's seriously hurt. Has there ever been a serious injury in a brawl other than Rudy T? Brawls lite fires....create rivalrys....generate "drama." Clear out the bad blood by identifyin the men AND the boys. Plus they tend to make me get outta my chair and enjoy the festivities. This may wake up the "sleeping giant" in the Apple. Whatever "morality" might be, I doubt you'd be runnin to the beer stand while one was goin on. Go Pistons! Go Knicks! Go Bulls! Go east (except the Magic)! We want our lottery pick!
knicks on a 3 game win streak after the suspensions.
I was just thinking about that when I saw the box score from last night. Nothing like a fight to get your team united and on the same page. Perhaps getting hammer at home and having a team try to rub it in turned on a switch.
Seems like something weird has to happen to some teams before they get on a roll:- 1. The Bulls - since the 'Headbangate' issue, they went on a streak. 2. The Knicks - 3 games winning streak (longest this season for them) since the brawl. 3. The 76ers - broke a 12 game losing streak the day AI debuts for the Nuggets. More to come...
Btw, Thomas is coaching his azz off during this streak. He should be applauded. Great overtime victories and due to the recent suspensions, I think he's found a good consistent rotation.
they have too many guys. lose a few and its a competative team. lol
I'll go along with Winless and Hatter on this... Surely brawls are a negative influence for the kids... so is a lot of what they experience on school playgrounds (cussing, fighting, verbal cruelty etc)... I don't believe in sheltering the kids to the point that when they do see or hear something outrageous that that are tramatized:dizzy2:.... the real world is not enjoyed in a protective G rated bubble. Reminds me of some of them 15 year old kids that still hang onto their mommy's purse straps... they eventually receive a cold hard slap of reality. I hope my kids can defend themselves ... as long as they are taught not to seek out abusive behavior. What qualifies as acceptable violence? Boxing Hockey Wrestling (pro or armature) Football Arm wrestling :^) Someone care to draw the line for the kids eyes?
Good post Merc. As for your last question...porn and "Saw" type movies.
For the heat Zeke has taken he does have a lot of talent on that team although all the pieces do not compliment eachother. He needs to trade Q. Richardson. You don't need Q if you have Crawford. Trading for Francis was just plain stupid. No one is going to trade for a broken down Francis especially with his bad contract but he needs to be set free. David Lee has put up better numbers at Small Forward than Power Forward.
Unfortunately we have to add to acceptable violence: 1. TV 2. Movies 3. Video games
Bunch of bull. The only ones who were tramatized were the refs for looking like a bunch of dorks everytime a fight breaks out that they are too small to stop. Thats why the refs wanted that summit to address the violence issues.
That's why I think Stern is full of crap. He should have met with the refs. I still say that to stop the violence from getting out of hand they need to increase the leaving the bench penality from 1 game to 5 games. They also need to add heavy suspensions for instigaters guy's that jump into a fight between two people and make things worse and are not trying to break it up.
If the NBA really wants to stop fights and violence they need to include some type of clause in player contracts indicating a very stiff penalty for fighting. That way a player will be aware of what the consequences will be and it will surely be a deterrent. For example, if Carmelo and Nate Robinson were aware that they would be suspeneded and fined for perhaps MORE that they actually were, I guarantee we would have not seen what we did.
I am watching game 5 of the 2004 finals and around the 8 minute mark of the 1st period Prince goes to the hoop for what could have been a slam. Shaq gives Prince a forearm shiv across Prince's neck while Price is in mid air knocking Prince to the floor. No flagrant and no fight.
Buddhafan, as the days wear on, something is becoming obvious to me. The escapegoats are Isiah Thomas Carmelo Anthony George Karl Mardy Collins when in fact the real bad guys are JR Smith (overreacting) Nate Robinson (3rd man in)
My point was that I don't think its a big deal as long as it stays on the court and does not involve the fans. Getting punched by Stephen Jackson is not exactly my idea of a holesome family event. With that said the refs do have a point in that the participants are rather large individuals and there is no way they can effectivly break up on court brawls on their own.
I totally agree. Fights happen it is part of the game. For the media to act like it is the end of the world and that it is a stain on the league is a total joke. You have to admit though things can get ugly when you have 5 or 6 fights break out on each end of the court. It is not only hard to break them up but control what intoxicated fans might do when they are within an arm's length of a fight and there favorite player is getting a butt whooping. That's why trying to limit fights to just the original patricipants and stopping the 3rd and 4th man in is the only way to control the fights from getting out of hand. As for Stephen Jackson yeah it kind of ruins the excitment when you end up with a knuckle sandwhich and drenched in diet coke.
Unless the foul drew blood no reason to get bent out of shape. I have seen guy's take forearm shivers to the head and not react like JR Smith. They will look at a guy and maybe have words but that would be the extent of it. I think Nate should have gotten 25 games in my opinion. He really has a Napolean complex and was the 3rd man in to a altercation that had calmed down between Mardy and JR Smith.
Again, stiff, I mean stiff penalties that are included in your contract would be a sure deterrent. That would probably never happen, however, it would possibly eliminate fighting.
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Taylor Swift: Jingle Ball Rockin'
Getting into the holiday spirit, Taylor Swift performed at 102.7 KIIS FM's Jingle Ball on Saturday (December 1) in Los Angeles.
The 22-year-old songstress looked amazing on the red carpet in a black and white striped Kate Spade dress before switching into a pair of high wasted black shorts and a sparkly red top to perform her hit tunes for the appreciative audience.
This year's annual two-day music gathering is being hosted by Ryan Seacrest, with Saturday's other performers including acts like The Jonas Brothers and Ne-Yo.
The second and final show will take place this Monday, December 3, with Justin Bieber, Ke$ha and Psy among those lined up to take the stage.
Enjoy the clips of Taylor Swift dishing about life in Nashville and performing at the Jingle Ball in the players below!
Enjoy the pictures of Taylor Swift at the KIIS-FM Jingle Ball at the Nokia Theatre (December 1).
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In the first two rounds of the Class 5-A playoffs, the John Hardin Bulldogs haven't had to leave the friendly confines of Bulldog Stadium.
But that changes this Friday as the Bulldogs travel to play the Anderson County Bearcats at Hollie Warford Jr. Stadium in Lawrenceburg. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.
"It's a lot different," John Hardin senior defensive end Matt Linton said. "It's different not having our fans right behind us. It's different because our student section, which pumps us up, isn't in the end zone. But we have to focus like it's a home game. Sure, you'd like to be at home. But we have to go in with the same mindset."
The Bulldogs (12-0) haven't had to go on the road much during the playoffs in the last six years. This will be only their fourth road game during that span.
"It's a totally different environment," John Hardin senior halfback Landon Savoy said. "It's going to be a hostile environment because people are going to be against us. It's a big disadvantage, but you have to treat it the same as any other game."
It's not like John Hardin hasn't been successful on the road in the past. After losing back-to-back road playoff games in 2003 and '04, the Bulldogs have won three consecutive playoff games on the road. They beat Oldham County and Louisville Doss in 2008 and Bowling Green last season.
"It gave us a lot of confidence," Linton said of the win at Bowling Green. "Not many people expected us to be able to go on the road and beat Bowling Green. That was big for our confidence."
John Hardin coach Mark Brown said the key to winning on the road is preparation, which starts long before the team boards the buses.
"We keep everything the same," Brown said. "We are not going to change anything. The difference is you can't take everything with you. You worry that someone's going to forget a helmet or something.
"The coaches always make fun of me, but I plan it to where we get there early," he added. "I plan it so we're not rushed. I hate feeling rushed. You want to get there and have plenty of time to get ready."
Brown doesn't view playing on the road in football the same as other sports.
"In '08, our backs were against the wall," Brown said. "We didn't have a choice but to play on the road. Last year was a big step for us. But whether you're playing at home or on the road, I don't see it as much as an advantage like basketball. You don't have to get used to shooting or anything like that. Football fields are the same for the most part. It's not a big obstacle."
The Bearcats (9-3) are 6-1 at home this season, including playoff wins over Louisville Waggener and Bullitt Central – two teams John Hardin beat in the regular season. Their only loss was a 45-42 decision to Henry County on Sept. 17.
Anderson County hasn't been in the quarterfinals in the last 20 years, while this is the fifth time in the last six years John Hardin has played for a region championship. Despite the Bearcats' lack of playoff experience, the Bulldogs realize the challenge at hand.
"We've got to execute and everyone has to do their jobs," Linton said. "I feel like I say it every week, but it's the truth. We can't make mistakes, especially at this time of year. They're a really good team. We have to keep the same mindset we've had all year."
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I think I am heading in the right direction on this one. Now on to step 2...
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I guess I am still confused on the minutes. It appears a lot of the ticks on the vernier scale coincide with ticks on the arc.
You could just call it 11', but I think that the 12' tick really looks exact, whereas it's harder to judge for the 10' tick. Vernier scales work by relying on the nature of human visual perception, so to some extent you need to rely on a feeling of "clicking" when you see two ticks that line up, and "not quite clicking" when you look at ticks that don't.
I'll just mention the "divergence" issue again. Around 44', the ticks are obviously way, way off (around halfway between the nearest ticks on the arc). As you look to the left, for a while the ticks get closer, but then they get farther away again, and until 16' I think are obviously not close at all. From 6' to 16', on the other, the ticks are all quite close. Because of how the scale is designed, that's always the way it is: you never need to search the entire vernier scale for the right one. The right one will never be right next to a really really wrong one.
The ticks do look like the converge again around 58', but: the 0' tick and 60' tick are always offset from the nearest arc tick by the same amount (again due to the design of the scale). So if the 0' tick is a bit too far to the left, and the ticks converge as you go to the right from 0', then so is the 60' tick.
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I guess I am still confused on the minutes. It appears a lot of the ticks on the vernier scale coincide with ticks on the arc.
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1) Where do I place the sun on the artificial horizon.
When using an artificial horizon, there is no horizon and you line up the sun with its reflection exactly. So the centers of the images lines up and you can use the Alamanac values directly, except...
2) Once you have your angle from the artificial horizon do I divide it by 2 to get the angle that I use for my calculation?
E.g. if you check the horizon against itself and it says +5' (i.e. "on the arc"), then you have to subtract 5' from your sights. "If it's on, take it off".
The index error is an error "in the sextant", so it's the first correction you make.
For artificial horizon sights, you then have to divide by 2, after taking off the index error.
3) I am having a little trouble figuring out what my exact angle is with this sextant. I think I can figure out degrees easy enough. But what about minutes on the vernier.
So, the 0 mark on the vernier gives you the number of degrees. Remember to look to the right of the zero to get the number, if the zero falls between two ticks on the arc. Then, to get minutes, you find the tick on the vernier scale that exactly lines up with a tick on the arc; the label on the vernier scale gives the number of minutes.
I'd put those measurements as
1) blurry, can't read
2) 64°00'
3) 83°00'
4) 26°12'
5) 52°58'
One thing that I find helps with vernier scales is to look "past" the tick you think is the right one, in both directions. For me, it's easier to see the ticks "diverge" from the most exact one, and then you can sort of follow it back to the "center" or "least diverged". Often you'll find that two ticks on the vernier scale are "inside" two ticks on the arc; when you see that, your answer is halfway between the vernier ticks.
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I received my Mark 3 sextant on Friday and have been doing a little practice. Most of the time I can place the sun wherever I want it. So my first question is
1) Where do I place the sun on the artificial horizon. Am I supposed to line the sun up with the sun reflection or horizon? Or do I put the bottom tip on the sun on reflection. Or do I... The instruction were kind of vague.
2) Once you have your angle from the artificial horizon do I divide it by 2 to get the angle that I use for my calculation?
3) I am having a little trouble figuring out what my exact angle is with this sextant. I think I can figure out degrees easy enough. But what about minutes on the vernier. I have attached a few photos of some random angles. I am kind of a learning by doing type person so can someone tell me what the degrees and minutes are. I am sure this seems kind of grade school-ish but I am a visual type learner. Hopefully it will seem elementary once I have a good explanation.
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Originally Posted by blutoyz View Post
This looks like something cool to learn. I think that this will be on my list this year but I do think that it will take a while. I really don't get how you get latitude AND longitude from a fix but I guess that will come.
3 solutions above will give you a tiny triangle. The center of that triangle will be your fix.
The fix point IS your Lat & Lon.
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This looks like something cool to learn. I think that this will be on my list this year but I do think that it will take a while. I really don't get how you get latitude AND longitude from a fix but I guess that will come.
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DIP SHORT of the HORIZON
Sometimes it may be necessary to view a celestial object even tho we
do not have a visible horizon due to an obstruction in our way, be it
land or another vessel. Under these conditions if we know how far (in
Nautical Miles) we are from the obstruction we can calculate the dip
short of the horizon using the waterline of the obstruction as our
horizontal reference point.
Ds = 0.416d + ( 0.566 * h/d )
Ds = Dip short of the sea horizon, in minutes of arc.
d = distance to the water line of the obstruction, in Nautical Miles.
h = height of the observers eye above sea level, in feet.
This formula is an adaption of the one given in Bowditch and works
quite well as long as the height of the eye is not great or the
obstruction is not very close. Using the above formula if the height
of the observers eye was 100 feet and the obstruction was 0.1 N.M.
away the dip would work out to be 566.'0, verses 565.'8 using the
(Bowditch) long method.
Your eye height is 24 feet and the distance to the obstruction is
0.75 N.M. What is the DIP SHORT of the HORIZON?
Ds = (0.416 * d) + ( 0.566 * h/d )
Ds = (0.416 * 0.75) + ( 0.566 * (24 / 0.75) )
Ds = 0.312 + (0.566 * 32)
Ds = 0.312 + 18.112
Ds = (-) 18.424
Thus the DIP SHORT of the HORIZON is (-) 18.'4 when correct to the
nearest tenth of a minute.
Remember the dip is always subtracted from the sextant altitude.
Re: sextant practice
Originally Posted by Flybyknight View Post
Two methods will serve you better:
Dip Short of the horizon,
a pan of very dirty motor oil and sit or stand so that the body observed will be reflected on the liquid.
There is no dip correction for the artificial horizon.
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+1 on this. Liked the video's so much I thought " what the hell ", and ordered the book he was pushing on the video's. It's the best thing I did as far as learning celestial navigation. Had read two other books on celestial navigation by the time the book arrived, but the whole process was still rather murky in my mind. His book was the resource that made everything clear. This is the secound time I've posted on this. Sorry if it looks like I'm shilling for the guy but I just can't believe what a great resource it is and how unheralded it is.
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I've been moving a 15" Kicker Solo-Baric from car to car for a few years. I got it when I was younger...when losing my hearing was more important than sound quality. I'm gonna get rid of it in favor of a smaller single sub. I've got an old Kenwood Excelon amp that's rated at something like 400 watts for power. Would you go to a 12" or 10"?
I have aftermarket interior speakers (factory sized) and they're amped, but the problem with the 15" sub was always losing the frequency range between the low end of the interior speakers and the sub.
I assume I'll shorten the gap the most by getting a 10" but what are your opinions? I obviously would lose more of the really low end, but I'm just lookin for some advice if you were in the same position.
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While the design appears to be very heavy it should actually be in the same ballpark as a traditional aftermarket straight axle. A traditional axle has somewhere in the neighborhood of 300 square-inches of .250" wall steel. My fabricated I-beam design has about the same.
I hope it doesn't seem like I am trying to discount your points guys, because I am actually taking everything you have pointed out here into serious consideration. The counterpoints I bring out are merely my thoughts on the design; and are by no means considered to be more valid than your insight. I posted the idea here for it to be critiqued and possibly even ripped to shreds. I actually have a second generation design brewing in my noggin, that incorporates some very important changes, based on the discussion here and my personal thoughts on this.
Please keep it coming...
|Mt first two reactions to your drawing are; The joints at the axle i-beam or tube to the up-right are high stress areas due to the length of the up-right and the design looks to be rather heavy, having a lot of unsprung weight. Additinal bracing would strengthen the joint areas, add even more to unsprung weight.
I've looked at the offerings of those companies countless times. Speedway's catalogs are normally close by when I am planning. Nice stuff, but just not what I am looking for.
CRS as in "Cold Rolled Steel"? I would be using 4130 Flat Stock; .250 and .500 thicknesses.
I could just model the axle and have it cut from 6061 or 7075 billet, but that runs up the cost and strays too far from the theme and method I chose. With the high-end fabricated axle, I'd have about $250 in materials, and about $350 in services (laser cutting, TIG welding, etc.). Of course, that' not counting my labor, but that's one of love.
Custom straight axle front suspension
Mas will build you an axle to almost any configuration you want. Have it made to use '45 Chevy spindles. Then look at what Speedway has for modified spindles. I don't know about making an 'I' axle out of CRS.
Yes, that's exactly what would have to be done. That is the one area of te deisgn that I am not sure of, and wanted more feedback on. There is not enough "meat" on the spindles (in the balljoint mounting areas) to bore them for relatively large diameter king pins. When I first realized this I started to just scrap the whole idea, but then I thought about how small the tapered shaft of the ball stud portion of the factory balljoints are. I decided to at least give the concept a serious once over.
Maybe a better option, over bronze sleeve bearings in the knuckles, might be to bore them for a press fit solid shaft. A bronze sleeve bearing (I.D. sized for the shaft) would still be in the axle to allow the knuckle to pivot freely, and without wear. The shaft could have a rounded head on top, and external retaining ring on the bottom.
I haven't decided whether or not I am going to do it yet - I don't have enough info yet. I can easily abort and go with fabricated tubular upper and lower arms but... I am going to do some research on the strength of the shaft next...
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|Are you saying that you are going to mount the spindles with a long bolt instead of a king pin?
I'm a huge fan of using existing parts to fashion novel setups, but in this case it sounds to me like the amount (and risk) of specialty fabrication work might outweigh the "did it myself" badge of courage. But if you're up for it...who's to argue.
Sorry this is so generic - I didn't have a lot of time to put in it.
It would be a solid straight axle, not twin-beam independent. I would love to have independent but my plans are much to narrow for that; and the camber curve would be crazy - just as you mentioned. I owned some Ford twin I beam trucks before, and am aware of that style. For how I plan to use this project, I don't think it would be worth the extra engineering hassle to do that, even if the geometry was decent.
I just did a simple tube shape for the axle in the model, because of the time issue; but I am really thinking more along the lines of a fabricated axle. I was thinking about making it look like an I-beam with the vertical piece cut from 1/2-inch plate and the top and bottom horizontal pieces cut from 1/4-inch - all welded together. If the budget allows, I can have the 1/2-inch piece cut on a water jet with lightening holes...
Hope this helps make the idea a little clearer.
Some drawings or sketches might help here to visualize what you have in mind. But if I understand you right (which I probably don't - not enough coffee yet this morning), it seems to me what you have here is a "twin beams" setup (I think Flaming River now makes something like this). But due to the short length of your axles, I think you are going to end up with some real camber problems and some bump steer issues as well. The Flaming River axles are half the width of the front track (they meet in the center) and the old Ford twin beam set ups have overlapping axles - to get even more travel radius and reduce camber fluctuation.
Again, a sketch would help. But I think what you are trying to do will get very dicey in terms of geometry.
Thinking about building a custom straight axle front suspension
I am thinking about building a custom front axle for my street rod, and just wanted to run my thoughts by some of you who have actual experience with straight axle front ends. Here's what I have in mind
Why go through all this? I get relatively modern brakes and bearings, and a really trick front suspension hanging out in front of the truck, and the satisfaction of saying "I did it my way".
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The Canisius baseball team broke open an 8-8 tie with an eight-run top of the ninth inning to defeat Ohio University 16-8 on Saturday afternoon. The Golden Griffins improve to 13-5 overall and have won nine of their last 10 games. The win was the 300th in the career of Canisius coach Mike McRae.
Junior Jimmy Luppens was 3-for-5 with three homers and eight RBI, tying a school record with the three homers. Junior Ronnie Bernick had a career-high four hits with three runs scored, and junior Jesse Kelso was 3-for-5 with three runs scored and two RBI. Freshman Brett Siddall was 3-for-6 with two runs scored and two RBI while seniors Brooklyn Foster and Chris Gruarin each reached base three times.
Ohio (3-14) tied the game at 8-8 with a four-run bottom of the eighth. The Griffs came right back in the top of the ninth by sending 13 players to the plate to regain control of the game. Siddall led off with a double and Kelso followed with a single to put runners on the corners. Luppens then hit his third homer of the day to put Canisius up 11-8. Later in the inning, Bernick had a two-RBI single, Siddall had an RBI single and Kelso had a two-RBI double.
Sophomore Eric Stolzenburg picked up his first win of the season by getting the final out of the eighth inning and then all three outs in the ninth. Sophomore Devon Stewart allowed four runs, three earned, in six innings while walking zero and striking out two. Junior Mike Tolsma threw a scoreless seventh inning while senior Jason Rubenstein allowed four runs in the bottom of the eighth.
Luppens hit his first homer of the day in the first inning to put Canisius up 2-0. Each team scored once in the second, with the Griffs getting an RBI single from Siddall. The Bobcats took a 4-3 lead with a three-run bottom of the third, but the Griffs answered with two runs in the top of the fourth. Foster led off with a single and sophomore Connor Panas tripled to center to tie the game. A bunt from freshman Anthony Massicci gave the Griffs the one-run lead.
Canisius pushed its lead to 8-4 in the seventh, which started with a leadoff single from Bernick. After a sacrifice from senior Christian Segar, Siddall flew out to left for the second out of the inning. An intentional walk to Kelso brought Luppens to the plate, and the junior hit his second homer of the day to put the Griffs up by four. Ohio scored four runs in the bottom of the eighth
Canisius and Ohio will conclude the four-game series on Sunday, with game time set for 1 p.m.
Notes: Luppens is the fourth player in program history to hit three homers, most recently by Kevin Mahoney against Siena on April 20, 2008... Luppens' eight RBI were one off the school record of nine RBI set by Sean Jamieson on March 22, 2011... Canisius has scored double-digit runs in six of the last 10 games, averaging 9.4 runs in that stretch. The Griffs averaged 6.1 runs in the first eight games of the season... Stewart has gone at least six innings in each of his last three starts and in 15 of 20 career starts... The two strikeouts for the Canisius offense were the fewest by the Griffs in a nine-inning game since a 6-5 win in an elimination game over Manhattan in the 2010 MAAC Championship.


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Still, we had a great ride, staying over at Pittsburg's Tall Timbers Lodge and Cabins and fortifying ourselves at the acclaimed Rainbow Grille, and then taking off on an equally circuitous trail home.
Summer wood was bucked up for the summer kitchen. This was mostly poplar, which we've always called popple.
It's an outdoor furnace that I have to load, in the dead of the coldest winter, three times a day; big deal, three to five minutes to load (to make this sound even remotely sensible, every eight hours, hence 10 at night, 6 in the morning, and 2 in the afternoon. Or take your eight-hour pick.) It's the graveyard shift of wood-burning. In most winter months, it's twice a day - 7 in the morning, 7 at night. Okay, these are pretty hefty three-foot pieces of hardwood I'm tossing in. A three-foot piece of pretty-big yellow birch can weigh up to 70 pounds. But the wood did not have to be split or otherwise handled because I always have three years' worth of piles ahead.
This kind of thing is not for everybody. I have no near neighbors who'd complain when the furnace fires up. And I have plenty of room in the back barnyard to store three or four years' worth of logs to dry and be ready to go, to avoid splitting and handling.
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If stored safely in a secure location, fertilizers pose little danger to groundwater. Common sense suggests keeping fertilizer dry and out of the way of activities that might rip open a bag or allow rain to enter a bulk container.
In the event of such an accident, an impermeable (waterproof) floor, such as concrete, helps stop fertilizer from seeping into the ground and leaching to groundwater. A curb built around liquid-fertilizer storage areas will prevent contaminants from spreading to other areas.
Secondary containment provides an impermeable floor and walls around the storage area, which will minimize the amount of fertilizer seeping into the ground if a bulk liquid-fertilizer storage tank leaks.
A mixing/loading pad provides secondary containment during the transfer of liquid fertilizer to application equipment or nurse tanks. Store piles of dry bulk fertilizer on an impermeable surface under cover or in a building. If a pesticide gets into your dry fertilizer, treat it as a pesticide. Store under cover or protected from rain.
Although a new facility just for fertilizer storage may be expensive, it may be safer than trying to adapt areas meant for other purposes (Figure 1).
Figure 1Farm-sized facility for fertilizer storage.
Keep these principles in mind:
You may find the above principles expensive and difficult to apply to your current storage, but, compared to the cost of a major accident or even a lawsuit, storage improvements are a bargain. Items 5 through 8 above also are important points to remember for existing storage.
The cheapest alternative you may have is to cut back on the amounts stored. If that option is not practical, consider how you can protect the fertilizers you keep on hand.
Sound containers are your first defense against a spill or leak. If a bag is accidentally ripped, confine fertilizers to the immediate area.
That means having a solid floor and, for liquid fertilizers, a curb. The secondary containment space should have enough volume to hold 125 percent of the contents of the largest container plus the displaced volume of any other storage tanks in the area.
Ideally, your fertilizer storage area should be separate from other activities. If the building also must serve as a machine shed or as housing for livestock, you may find it difficult to meet all the requirements for safe storage.
Stored fertilizers can pose a danger to firefighters and to the environment. Reducing the fire risk in the storage area may be the first step, but you can do other things.
You can reduce the damages by anticipating such emergencies. If a fire occurs, consider where the water will go and where it might collect.
In making the storage area secure, also make it accessible, allowing you to get fertilizers out in a hurry.
If fertilizer containers are damaged, the stored nutrients may be carried away by water and spread over a large area.
Label windows and doors to alert firefighters to the presence of fertilizer stored in the structure.
A curb around the floor can help confine contaminated water.
Alert local fire/rescue associations and your county emergency response coordinator about where and when fertilizers are stored.
Groundwater contamination can result from small quantities spilled regularly in the same place. Spills of dry fertilizer should be cleaned up promptly and completely and placed immediately into the application equipment. Cleaning up spills of liquid fertilizers can be much more difficult.
Containing liquid fertilizer spills and leaks requires an impermeable surface for mixing and loading. A concrete pad should be large enough to accommodate your equipment and to contain leaks from bulk tanks, wash water and spills from transferring fertilizers to the sprayer.
Place the pad adjacent to the storage area. Make sure that water from the well moves away from the well. At sites where runoff could reach the well, construct a diversion to direct runoff to another area.
The size of the pad depends on the equipment you use. It should have space for washing and rinsing around the parked equipment. Fertilizers and rinse water should have a confined area, such as a sump, for settling before transfer to rinsate storage tanks. Having several separate rinsate storage tanks allows you to keep rinse water separate from different fertilizer chemical mixes. That way, it can be used for mixing water on subsequent loads.
If you are considering building a mixing/loading pad, more detailed information is available from local MU Extension centers or the MU Department of Agricultural Engineering, 573-882-2731.
Liquid fertilizer spills and leaks are bound to occur from time to time. Even if you don't have an impermeable mixing and loading pad, you can minimize contamination by following some basic guidelines:
For dry spills, promptly sweep up and reuse the fertilizer as it was intended. Dry spills are usually easy to clean up. If pesticide gets into your dry fertilizer, it is then considered a pesticide and, if spilled, should be recovered and applied to the target crop as it was intended.
Recover as much of liquid spills as possible and reuse as they were intended. You may be required to remove some contaminated soil and apply it to your field, if possible.
As required by the Missouri Clean Water Act (10 CSR 20-8.500), report any amount of a spill to streams or lakes. Report spills of more than 50 gallons on the soil or a mixing/loading pad. Report smaller quantities of liquid or dry products if they could cause damage because of the nature of the specific compound or spill location.
To report, call the 24-hour emergency hotline of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) 573-634-2436.
Remove the spilled material and contaminated soil no matter what the quantity, and dispose according to DNR recommendations.
Have an emergency response plan for the site. Know where the runoff water will go, how to handle your particular fertilizers and whom to call for help.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently responded to a spill of liquid fertilizer on a farm. The 4,500-gallon spill occurred from a tank that had been filled a few days earlier. The bottom of the storage container was leaking, and the remaining 28-0-0 quickly was transferred to a different tank. The liquid that leaked from the tank drained into the farmer's paved cattle yard. The farmer, through his fertilizer dealer, contacted the DNR and got advice on containment methods. Dried manure already formed a berm along the lower edge of the paved lot, and straw and sawdust were used to absorb the liquid. The material then was landspread at normal application rates for the fertilizer.
Prompt discovery, placing the tank so that it drained to a paved and contained area and immediately reporting and recovering the spill let the farmer protect his water supply and reuse the spilled fertilizer.
In other cases, extremely high nitrates have been detected in private wells near sites where small amounts of liquid or solid fertilizers have been spilled repeatedly and not cleaned up.
Bulk deliveries of anhydrous ammonia, liquid fertilizers and dry bulk fertilizers have reduced the need to dispose of containers. Many farmers do, however, use bagged fertilizers and burn the bags in the field. Burning bags is illegal. Bundle bags and dispose of them in an approved landfill.
Your drinking water is least likely to be contaminated by your disposal practices if you follow appropriate management procedures or dispose of wastes in any location that is off the farm site. However, proper offsite disposal practices are essential to avoid risking contamination that could affect the water supplies and health of others.
Reducing fertilizer waste makes financial as well as environmental sense, but it means more than just reducing spills. It also means not buying more than you need to apply and keeping records of what you do have on hand. Buying only what you need makes long-term storage unnecessary.
Keeping records may seem like a task unrelated to groundwater contamination, but knowing what you've used in the past and what you have on hand allows you to make better purchasing decisions. Keep records of past field-application rates and their effectiveness.
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Leading Them Off A Cliff: The 2014 Edition
After two successive election cycles of pushing extreme picks that cost the Republican Party at least half a dozen Senate seats and most likely control of the chamber, conservative media figures seem content to do it all over again.
At his RedState.com blog, Fox News contributor Erick Erickson warned fellow conservatives of "the Hatch Effect [1]" stemming from the conservative Utah senator's primary challenge in 2012. Hatch, Erickson writes, "had been a conservative warrior for a long time, he sounded conservative, and we'd need him in the fight against amnesty."
Yet some in the conservative media, including RedState, who "fretted that Hatch might return to the ways of Ted Kennedy's best friend on the right were drowned out by a near unified conservative front."
Hatch, after winning reelection, committed a cardinal sin by voting for the immigration reform bill.
The lesson according to Erickson: "This year, some long time Republican Senators are going to get primary challengers. There will be large megaphones declaring just how conservative those Senators are. There will be people trotted out to remind you that for decades these have been the men we relied on to save us from big government."
He continued: "There are no indispensable men and unless conservatives are wil[l]ing to take the scalps of a few of their so called 'heroes' who've grown in office, the fight for freedom will continue to be undermined once these men have another six year term under their belt."
After the embarrassing failures of Christine O'Donnell, Sharron Angle, Todd Akin, Richard Mourdock, Joe Miller, and Ken Buck, the conservative media are still willing to drive the Republican Party over a cliff.
Former Fox News contributor Liz Cheney, who is challenging Wyoming's incumbent Republican Senator Mike Enzi, appeared on Rush Limbaugh's show yesterday. Enzi's record as the chamber's eighth most conservative senator [2] was too obviously ideologically impure for today's right-wing media.
Limbaugh did not hedge in his endorsement [3], saying [4] that conservatives "need about 95 more of you ... at least 51 of you, and then we'd be talking."
The praise did not stop there. "After all the great things Dick Cheney has done for our country over his long brilliant career, Liz Cheney might turn out to be one of his biggest contributions of all," Rush told his audience [5].
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell found out yesterday he too will face [6] a tea party primary challenge from Matthew Bevin, a Louisville businessman. McConnell be warned -- Erickson told [1] his readers "[y]our bias should be toward credible primary challengers."
Yesterday at Salon Alex Seitz-Wald wrote about the "shady products [7]" conservative media figures peddle to their audiences. He noted "Last week, preeminent conservative blogger and Fox News contributor Erick Erickson was busted [8] hawking a pricey but dubiously valuable financial advice newsletter to his readers."
In the conservative movement, he wrote, "peddling shady products to your most loyal listeners and readers is the rule, not the exception."
For the third cycle in a row, right-wing media figures once again seem intent on foisting unelectable candidates on the Republican electorate. One can't help but wonder if they are just pushing another in a long line of shady products.
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AUDIO: President Obama's OSU commencement speech
(Columbus) — President Obama has urged graduating Ohio State University students to be active citizens, to fight for causes they believe in, and to be better than generations before them.
Obama spoke to thousands of graduates and audience members who had stood in long lines wrapping around Ohio Stadium on a breezy, 70-degree Sunday.
They passed through metal detectors and bag checks amid security heightened because of the president's visit and increased caution after the Boston Marathon explosions.
Local police, state troopers and secret service agents were among the security forces on hand.
Audience member Collin Shaum of Mansfield said he felt "safe-ish" with the visible security.
The university said he would be the third sitting president to deliver its commencement address. The others were presidents George W. Bush in 2002 and Gerald Ford in 1974.
His other commencement speeches this season are scheduled later at all-male Morehouse College in Atlanta and the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD.
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I am using rattle cans to layer my Asok esb bucket. When working on the backplates I layered the panzer gray and concrete masking for damage but then lost my mind and hit it with Rus Spruce green. I wanted to use humbols for that last layer,, ah well.. So any idea what color(s) I should use to rattlecan this closer to the correct color choice?


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Posted by Diego Lo Giudice on the Application Development & Delivery Professionals Blog on September 11, 2013
Within the modern applications era, regardless of whether new software applications are being developed and delivered for mobile, tablets, or the Web, the truly successful app-dev leaders will be those who focus on delivering constant value and incremental improvement to their business. That is a totally different perspective from "I need to keep control of my team's productivity to make sure that we stick to our estimated costs, scope, and project dates." Of course, the interest in cost is never going away, but app-dev leaders today have a great chance to enhance their conversation with executives and business stakeholders and add value to the conversation.
However, as the recent research I just published, Agile Metrics That Matter, proves, while some of the most advanced Agile teams do use new progress, quality, efficiency, and value/benefits metrics (these to a lesser degree), some software development industry luminaries have worked and are working on new methods to measure value in software development. But it's still early days!
I'd like to summarize here some good old practices on establishing metrics that count together with some of the new findings of the research:


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Finally got everything back together. Fresh 7qts + filter of 10W40 (7qt oil pan). Set timing to approx what it was before removing the intake, started it up and drove it around the block until warmed up. Seems like it is running good. Retorqued intake and this weekend hopefully will get everything dialed in. Oil pressure gauge was reading kind of high ?? (in 75 PSI range from idle to maybe 3-4K RPM). I read on some other posts that a high volume oil pump can be the cause for higher PSI and can contribute to blow by problems ? It was dark out but it seemed like the heavier weight oil (10W40); previously was running 10W30 helped with the smoking.
Thanks for checking up me !!! Been busy but just got everything back together (taking my time); just need to finish timing and re-dial the carb in. I did talk to the the engine builder and he is at a loss but said it may be a set of bad rings; agrees I should give it a bit more time and if I pull the engine he will take a look at it to see what's going on and check tolerances....however he is 300 miles away. I guess IF I do pull it I can always get a ring job and hone at a local shop. While things were apart I installed an oil pressure gauge (for piece of mind). Hopefully this weekend I can get some miles on it.... I put fresh plugs in and going to change the oil and then going to drive it harder than I have been
|Y2k600f4; Any further developments yet? -Jim
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Some people say you need heat to seat the rings. Actually thats misleading
because its easy to get the impression that high water temperature is whats
needed. Thats only part of whats needed. High water temperature helps
to evaporate more of the fuel to dry out the cylinder.
In addition you need high combustion temperatures to completely burn off all of the
fuel as well as residual oil that gets past the rings. Rings seat much quicker
on a dry bore. Short blasts of WOT will provide the combustion temperatures
needed, that along with minimal idle time.
|So long as you have addressed the other possibilities, (Intake, PCV, Baffles/Breather,Fuel "washdown", etc), then I'd say to give them rings a bit more time. Sometimes a little "hard use" can go a long ways toward helping rings to set. At worst, you'll at least get a bit more FUN out of that before possibly having to yank the engine. Perhaps those stubborn rings are just "late bloomers". I'm sure sorry to hear that it's being such a p.i.t.a. for you, but if the engine builder is aware of your ongoing difficulties in this mill, (hopefully you've kept him/them as well informed as you have the people on this forum), then perhaps you can begin discussing some options with the builder that would make things right on all accounts. Let's all hope for your sake that it doesn't come down to that, as that would obviously be worst-case scenario. Please continue to post the results of your test-findings, and be sure to stay in ongoing communication with the engine builder. You should make certain they are aware of the great lengths you've already gone to on your own to isolate, identify, and resolve this problem. You've gone above and beyond the norm of what most people would have, (to try and resolve this yourself), and you should be very proud of that alone! -Jim.
Update: Wet Compression test
Just had time to finish installing the intake and decided to do another compression test (wet/dry). Did 6 cylinders so far and what I am seeing is a 15PSI increase after I squirt some oil in the cylinders. Looks like the rings have not seated and according to others if they have not after 600 miles (plasma moly) they probably never will
I am going to finish up the other 2 cylinders than do a leak down test before I put everything back together. Don't know what to do if it is the rings....really don't want to pull the engine after 600 miles due to various reasons including $$.
Also called the engine kit manufacturer (eagle) tech support and their "opinion" was rings or valve seals that the rings (perfect circle) should of seated already. Also they said the wet/dry numbers were normal (within 10%) and that it is expected to get better compression with oil in the cylinders and that the top ring (compression) won't completely sea unless it has oil; that was strange since what I have read said different (that the wet/dry numbers should be almost the same).
Thanks everyone for the suggestions....I will try and implement all of them !!!!!
I was just thinking that I have been running 10W30 the last 200 miles or so; when the oil blow-by has really been noticed. I am going to switch to a heavier weight (10W40) or Rotella T 15W40 (due to at least having some higher levels of ZDDP for the flat tappet cam). This thinner oil in conjuction with the rings POSSIBLY not 100% being sealed could be the reason for the blow-by (??? Just taking a guess). Any comments would be appreciated.
Also one pic of the intake ports (below) showing them to be clean after the intake removal.
|You need to do the leak down test and stop guessing.
The most frequent loss of oil into the combustion chamber is either down the valve guides (intake usually) or around the rings. Other choices run from damaged pistons or cylinder walls, an intake vacuum leak connecting the valley area to the intake ports. Blown head gasket. Most of these failures tend to be one or two cylinders not all. Breather issues especially where PVC or vacuum extraction is concerned will most often show up in all cylinders. Communication between the crankcase and the fuel pump could provide a source of oil getting into the fuel supply, this would show in all cylinders also, but the typical failure that communicates between the pump and crankcase put fuel into the crankcase rather than oil into the fuel. Still when we can't find the cause, you've got to consider the unlikely sources as well. Along that line is also the though that oil has been put into the fuel in the tank.
Back to guides, a very common source of oil into the combustion chamber, after all what you see as manifold vacuum is a force trying to fill the engine with what ever it can get to balance internal pressures with the atmosphere. It will take air from whereever it can get it. From the carb it comes with fuel, around the valve guides it comes with oil. This is why clearances between stem and guide are important, so is concentricity, and seal quality.
Rings get into orientation, a ring especially the second ring installed upside down will hold compression, but will pump oil into the combustion chamber with every stroke of the piston. Rings with too much or too little vertical clearance in their lands will do the same, as will rings riding in dirty or miss machined lands such that the ring cannot make a seal with the top or bottom of the land. While we worry end gap to death, how many guys checked land to ring clearance, flatness, and cleanliness. This gets into the correct wall finish for the type ring. A course finish of about 250 - 300 is used for chrome rings. This will seat a hard surface of a chrome ring, if this is used for a moly filled ring it will sand the finish off the ring. For a moly ring you want a 400 - 600 finish for a wide ring and 600 -1200 for a narrow ring. If you put a chrome ring against this surface it will skate forever, never making an oil tight seal. I'm talking compression rings here, in all cases a stainless steel or untreated cast oil ring works fine. It's the first and second ring that can be a problem when miss-matched against wall finish.
Leaping back to intake to valley sealing, when heads are milled and or the block is decked, the heads are lowered and brought closer together in relation to the intake manifold. A cut on either surface of about .020 inch is about all that can be tolerated without also trimming the bottom and sides of the manifold. Felpro also sells a range of gasket thicknesses that can be useful in adjusting these dimensions as well.
|As mentioned on your other thread, change oil and filter again. Take a sniiff of the oil you drained and see if it has a "fuel smell" to it. If you've been running somewhat rich,(either from carb settings or characteristics of cam at lower rev's), oil may be getting thinned a bit with unburnt fuel, which will speedup the blowby process, if indeed that is what's occuring. When you are sure that everything is setup correctly and fresh plugs of correct heatrange are in place, take it out and try to spend some time putting it under load in the 2500-4500rpm range and keep a close eye on the oil consumption over the course of time. Also, if not already addressed, get some baffles on those valvecovers, because IF there is indeed some blowby occurring (due to rings not being fully seated in), this will help to slow it. I hope you get resolution to this issue through the processes and ideas everyone is offering, and fix turns out to be an easy one. -Jim.
|Although you didn't see oil in PCV when you checked, it would be a good idea to get baffles in those valvecovers anyways, so as to limit the possibility of it happening. Beyond that, it could be MANY different things that can cause blowby and/or consumption. With 190psi comp.readings, you've obviously got a decent compression ratio in that mill, (at least during cranking test), and that contributes to possibility of blowby during break-in. From what I saw you've now got AROUND 500 total miles on it? Perhaps it might be best, for now, to put fresh plugs (of proper heatrange, of course) in it, verify all ignition and carb. settings are correct, recheck for any "hidden" vacuum leaks, and run it a bit more mileage under varying loads, (so as to be certain that the rings have had every possibility to seat completely). If situation continues on beyond another 200-300 miles additional runtime, THEN dig in further. AT least you'll get to have some driver seat time in the interem. You might also check related posts/threads in the knowledge base and in this (engine section) of forum as well, for perspective on other rodders' similar experiences. Good luck with it all. -Jim
compression test showed 190 PSI in each cylinder
Just pulled intake....no oil in intake ports
PVC not sucking oil
Anybody know the most likely culprit for oil burning ?
I did check withtthe intake manufacturer's instructions and it looks like the proper felpro 1205 was used (recipt). Just want to make sure it is the intake before I pull it....but as of now, that is what it looks like.
And... IF your valve covers are not baffled under the PCV, this will suck all kinds of oil in. Look down into the PCV grommet. You should NOT be able to see any part of the valve train.
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A lady friend of mine has a 05 long bed Dodge and she was up in Ohio and her tranny and transfer case literally blew apart at 70 mph. She is in need of the wiring harness that runs from the front of the truck to the rear. It's a long bed. One plug at the front. PM me if ya know where i can get one. Struck out here in Missouri. Thanks guys.
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Well I haven't done a sewing project in a while so I was excited to dust off my machine and do a simple one for you today. I call it my Ransom Note Sweatshirt. Here in the Midwest we are in that in-between summer and fall weather. When we wake up we need a light {…Read More…}
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At the beginning of the season, Sanchez Watt couldn't stop scoring for Arsenal's second string. The striker was on target in seven of his first eight matches - and other clubs soon took notice.
His form earned him a one-month loan spell at League One Sheffield Wednesday in December and he followed that with a switch to ambitious Crawley Town in League Two until the end of the campaign.
His time at the Broadfield Stadium started brightly as he played his part in the Red Devils' 1-0 FA Cup win over Hull, before notching a brace - his only two goals for the Sussex club - on his league debut against Cheltenham.
Crawley eventually won automatic promotion to League One, with the 21-year-old making 16 appearances.
Sanchez's early-season goals saw him earn a place in Arsenal's Carling Cup squads against Shrewsbury and Bolton, although he was not able to add to his three first-team appearances to date.
With loan spells at Southend, Leeds (twice), Sheffield Wednesday and Crawley now under his belt, the stage is now set for the pacy striker to take his next step. A new contract last summer was the incentive for more at Emirates Stadium - now it's up to Sanchez to make the most of it.
"I just need to work hard 24/7 - even when I'm not playing football. It's not just about what happens on the pitch. I need to focus my lifestyle off the pitch too and it will pay for me when I'm out there."
The highlight of Sanchez's spell with Crawley Town was a brace against fellow promotion hopefuls Cheltenham - a fine debut for the Arsenal youngster.
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Very nice looking blaster there! However for ROTJ, the stock and handle grip are painted black and weathered like the barrel.
True! But then it hides that lovely walnut grain And I think that would be a shame in this case.
I agree. When something looks that beautiful why cover it up with black?
Nice job!
I'm aware that the stock, "D" bracket and pistol grip are all supposed to be black. I decided to take a few personal liberties with the build. I spent the time carving the stock when I could've just used the plastic one that came with my kit. It would've been a lot simpler to just paint that one black and I would have had the project finished a lot sooner. Months ago.
But I'm just a weirdo when it comes to stuff like that.
And hopefully I'll be picking up my machined aluminum "D" bracket in a matter of hours!!!!
Thanks for the comments everybody.
then i spray painted it black and glued stuff to it! the perils of costuming!
customization isn't for me, but it's your blaster, so whatever makes you happy!
As an alternative to covering up all that work and hand carved craftsmanship with black paint, you could try a dark stain instead. Dark enough to pass from a casual distance, but light enough to show the grain upon closer inspection.
Whatever you do, do what you believe is best. It's your blood, sweat and tears plus you're the one who has to carry it.