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Hinge and bushings
Yes, pictures help of course, and mark your original hinge locations as suggested. Don't be surprised if when your done, the door will be off a little. Might not be but could. But by marking the original locations, you will have less time messing around with fine tuning it to have everything fit properly. Take your time, Even the tool is not expensive most auto parts stores carry them, most made by lisle tools. Take your time, and it's not hard, just like a mini puzzle. One hinge at a time.
Yup ,youll need a spring tool..I find its easier to leave the door on the car ,remove one hinge (as a unit) and repair it on the bench ,put it back on then remove the other..marking the location speeds things up.I use a floor jack too..If you need to drill it ,use a drill press or else the holes might not be in line,
TIP: Before you remove a hinge ,mark its location by drawing a line around the outside edge(both halves)also with some masking tape mark the top door side and top jamb side ...so you dont get one side upside down
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door hinge pin and bushings
if your gonna do this, you will want the kit, the pins and the bushings, period. also a gm door spring tool to remove and especially install the spring back in. You won't be able to get one of the pins out, without the spring outta the way.
|Those doors are long and heavy. I worked for a Pontiac dealer when that car was new they never closed easy when new! If you put the window down a little the door will close easy. Your lucky you don,t have t tops they always leak. At least here in Seattle where it rains more than not! Putting in the bushings and pins isn't hard you can do it. If you use a floor jack with a blanket folded up for padding to support the door with it wide open it works good.
|I really appreciate your help and motivation with my project. I love this car and want to show it some love once it gets here. I will keep you posted.
Now, that being said, if the door is left like this and it continues to wear as the door is slammed shut over and over and over........now you end up with worn or damaged latch, striker, hinges, quarter where the striker mounts,etc.
yes I do have electric windows, and I get what your saying now. I will check that out asap (once it gets here). I am thinking from what you said I will need a new striker, and both hinges. My goal is for it to shut properly and seal like new. Spread the word man I found a sweet website for some older cars. cheap and quality parts.
The bushings are what I am talking about. Listen, worn hinges on those cars can go everywhere from just a bushing to the hole where the bushing sits being worn out almost to the point of breaking thru the edge of the hinge! You have no idea where you are, you don't know if you simply need a pair of bushings on one hinge, or if both your hinges are shot and will need major repair or replacement.
We can't see it, so we don't now either.
As I said earlier, those doors will often have hinges that were ignored until the back of the door is dropping a half inch and the striker is literally broken off the quarter panel from being HIT by the door, the door latch is often broken all up for the same reason. Worn so bad that the door is hitting the fender at the bottom when it is open and closed, that the glass is hitting the B pillar with the rubber and trim that holds the rubber being destroyed. In that case, yes the hinges are likely worn so much that replacement or serious repair by welding up the hole and grinding it to size again is needed.
But the door is very long, just a TINY amount of wear on those bushings will multiply out to a quarter inch by the time it gets all the way to the end of that loooonnnnggg door. Understand? I don't know the geometry term. But if you door is simply "misaligned" with the back dropping a little so the doesn't open and close real nice, there is a very good possibility that we are talking simply bushings.
Get down on your knees next to the car and open and close the door. Just open it about an inch or so, get your head level with the top of the door and pop it open, then close it and see how much it is dropping. You may be will need to put a piece of masking tape across the opening of the door to the quarter to see it but it shouldn't be too hard to see.
Check that out and let us know how much it is dropping.
Does your door have any electrical connections? Any speakers, power windows? Pulling the door off with some help isn't a big deal at all. I have actually done hinge bushings without even removing the door all the way when there are wires going to the door. I literally had it on a box with someone holding it. Did them in minutes. But this is if there is no wear in the hinge.
Where can you find door hinges for that car for 20 or 10 bucks? every website I find them on is 200+ dollars... I am doing the work myself with the help of a friend. (I hear its a big help to have someone assist you on this job. I found these pins and bushings for the prices you have listed but the hinges are not so cheap. If you know of a better website then the few I have found please let me know.
If YOU are doing the work, doing both hinges is about $20 and one is $10, can you afford that? Really, these bushings are cheap, if you are going to pull the door off to do one, do them both.
You are probably going to need to align the window when you are done too.
You can possibly align the door to the worn part of the hinge. Yes this is hack, but if you need to just get by a while. If it's the top one that is worn the most, loosen it to the cowl and lift the door up so the hinge moves forward on the cowl. If the the lower hinge is the worse one (or you may need to do both) then loosen the bottom one on the cowl and lift the door which will move the hinge back which will raise the back of the door.
Like I said this is hack, as you still will have worn hinges but it may get you buy a little while if you are in a pinch. It may be hack but if you really can't get to it, aligning it to fit the worn hinges is a lot better than slamming it shut all the time and ruining the latch and striker. Or worse yet busting the metal around the striker which is very common when someone slams those doors shut because of worn hinges.
the reason I asked was I currently don't have enough money to replace both and the car is still in transit to my house from AZ. I will try all of the above advice once it arrives. I am almost positive that the passenger side just needs pins and bushings. but the driver side needs me to slam with all my might just for it to close all the way. I hope I don't need to weld and do that stuff with the striker. I just want to be able to shut the doors without slamming and them to seal so no water leaks. The doors have all new seals but they still leak water through the tops. Its a hardtop so no convertible or T-tops to worry about.
Thank you very much for you time and recommendations. I will post a repair log asap.
|Or you can just get a bigger bushing and drill the worn hole out bigger ,just make sure the pin fits the bushing before you get started. You can even use a chevy truck bushing set with the truck pins but the pins will need cutting
Good point, yes the hole in the hinges are often worn out past the bushing. They require welding and reshaping the hole before you can put the bushing in.
the upper wears out worst but the bottom is almost as bad ,as soon as the top starts to wear the bottom has to make up the difference,but they are always BOTH bad...always replace the pins AND bushings on both...I've seen them so bad the hole in the hinge where the bushing goes was oval and the latch and stricker needed to be replaced along with the stricker mounting plate inside the door jamb needed to be welded back in...
The last thing you want to do is shim the bottom hinge to raise the door back into position....
Well honestly, you find out which is warn and you replace it or the bushings. If one is real bad the other has at least the bushings gone so replacing them too is of course recommended.
What you do is open the door and have someone lift up on the door from over at the latch area (the end of the door) simply squat down and lift the door up. While this is being done look close at the hinges and see where the movement is coming from, you will quickly see what is worn.
If you are going to replace them come back and see us, there are a few tricks.
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Good intake?
What would be a good intake to pick up some low end torque? Right now, the motor has a Torkii 2, edelbrock. Holley 750vs. 350, .030 over, flat tops, sadly do not no correct cr but probably 9:5 to 10:1, but could be higher.. Cam is a hydraulic flat tappet, 508 lift and 313 duration( lots of my low end power issue, i know.), not sure specs on the headers they are long tube, 2200 stall turbo 400, 4.11. Heads are 461 double hump heads, Sure the springs are not stock but do not know what they are, no porting or polishing. 1.5 arp rockers. Gm hei.
Right now, the rear tires will hardly spin without a little brake.. Does have good new tires though, 275-60-15 bfg radial ta.
Anyone know an AFFORDABLE intake i could swap to, that'd help a little.? Or other ideas to pick up some low end.. Already considering another cam.. Sounds good, but does not really come in till a little after 3000. After that it is a rocket ship. But till then. not much going on.
It is in a 70 c10.
needs tuning,,,should broil the tires.Torker II is not my favourite but it works.
Thats what I was thinking... I have the timing at the best place I have found for it.. With is 12-14 degrees initial. I sadly do not know what the total is, because the tab only reads to 16... The carb is new.. And stock jets. Plugs arent like super black or anything. They are just a little dark, but thought that may just be from idling a lot, with the duration. Maybe a little rich.. I was to say they are autolite, possibly 26's? But not promising on that.. It is the same motor I found water in my gas with.. Made that thread yesterday. As i said there, all brand new. Maybe 1000 miles tops. What would you think could be out of tune? Possibly, everything? hah
I would start at 35º total timing and about 20º static.I dont really like big duration flat tappet hydraulic cams,the idle is rough and off idle response a lot slower than a solid cam.You just have to do the best you can with what you have.
The Vs carb should work ok,,,again not my favourite.
Is static the same as initial? I am still new. And I was going for a lopey idle, was not really build 100% for top performance. But, a red flag popped up when the tires would not spin...
Are you suggesting I should have gone ms, rather than vs?
Here is how it runs.. Sorta old videos. I do not know what they were sat at in them..
Motor was cold in the second one. Idle at about 800 or so. Warming up before leaving that morning
I agree with Vinnie, the motor needs ignition timing way more than it needs a different manifold. I think he's suggesting 20 degrees at the crank and I agree. You'll need to limit centrifugal advance to about 16, so that you have no more than about 36 total, all in by 2800 rpm's.
The problem that a lot of you fellows are running into is that the harmonic dampers are not telling you the truth, so what you think the timing is, it is not. Please read through this tutorial to understand how to verify Top Dead Center of the piston and match it with the TDC mark on your damper.....
Also, another noob question, when finding the total, do I keep the vacuum advance unhooked and plugged?Any other tips, please tell me.. lol
Also, it was at tdc as of when it was dropped in. Again, it may have a 1000 miles tops.. Had a brand new balancer on it
Sorry for the lack of knowledge. But, name another kid my age learning all of this
follow techs post,,,you will need a minimum of a coil upgrade for a stock HEI.
One change at a time.and yes,no vacuum when checking total advance
Kyle, There is a misunderstanding when it comes to cam profile. When a person install a cam with a large overlap giving a choppy idle and thinking you are going produce power threw out the RPM range. They are going to be disappointed when you apply gas and the rear tires will not break loose. The reason is any cam with a choppy idle will loose low RPM torque and transferred upstairs. The less cubic inch or compression in a motor, the less torque it will produce. Next, the manifold you using is not producing low RPM torque especially when using a large CFM carburetor. Two things you need to change is a dual plane manifold with air gap and a smaller carburetor like 600 CFM VS carb. Last you need a higher stall converter. Your distributor need to be full advance at 38* at 2800 to 3000 RPM. The name of the game is torque. Hope this helps.
It has been a terrible day.. Went to town, no one had timing tape. Checked every parts store. Nope. Got home. stabilized the gas from water. Let it run... Played with the timing from 12-20 initial. Now no matter where i put it, the carb back fires.The lower I put it though, the slower and lagy it feels, higher, the faster it revs. But, still back fires under heavy load. The reason I have a 750, is because I had a 600. EVERYONE under the sun told me I was retarded for putting that small of a carb on it, take it back while I could to get a750. Even holley told me I needed a 750. Awesome right? I am about to just swap cams.. The reason it has the 2200 in the first place is because the guy we had order the cam( man who done the machine work on the motor during this time), we told him straight up, at the time we had a stock converter, we said order one that would run good with it, and he said no worries. here is a 2200, gave it to us for 50 bucks and ordered us a cam that was supposed to match up to it. Here we are now.. For my first motor of my own, this has sucked..
Another thing, when i got out a minute ago, took off the breather, sat there a minute thinking of what next, and heard something pulsing. Looked over in the carb, the front jet was sitting there still pulsing gas. The throttle was closed, wth now? I undone the line and plugged it, it had lots of pressure. It is a oem style pump, but yeah. Once I undone the line it had plenty of pressure. Plugged it off, it quit doing the pulsing crap.. Could this be the floats needing adjustment?
This sucks guys... The guy who done our machining is NOT a back yard machinic. Very skilled and has done it since dad was my age. I dont know if he just, well, I dont know..................... Extremely annoyed at the moment.
Forgot to add, it does have a spacer. For clearance at the heater hose
How it sits..
If i lock it out, wouldn't that ruin my fuel economy? It is driven on the street mostly
Locking it out will not ruin your fuel economy. Your stall converter is basically stock. Off course it's gonna be doggy down low, ya need 3500 stall min.
Your static compression prolly low for that cam too, depending what it actually is.
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what ones that math for? the 6 7 or 8 "
Here's another vote for a smaller cam. Even if you changed the convertor and gear you're still low on compression for the cam you have. You don't have this best manifold but it's minor compared to your cam problem. A swap to Comp 268HE cam or you favorite brand of bargin brand clone cam ( elgin, speed pro, melling, woverine, ect) and you'll think you have a different motor.
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How much lower of a gear are we talking? Its already 4.11 lol At 55 I'm turning 3000..
Also, the floats were a little out of adjustment. Fixed that which smoothed it out some. Picked up power there actuallyGot feeling around more, and time to start calling me a stupid kid lol #7 plug wire wasn't popped all the way on.. The metal clamp on the inside of the 90 has pretty much burnt up.. It was still getting fire, but not much I bet.. Got new wires, cap and a button. Putting that on tomorrow. Still no timing tape though. No one carries the stuff..
My mind is so confused on some things.. May be doing a 3 speed, straight shift swap here soon.. So that will fix the converter issue. And as for the cam.. we'll see if the tires spin tomorrow after everything. Hoping so lol I'll keep you guys posted.
And I dont really want to lock up the distributor, because the switch will have to be put in so it'll start and what not.. And, I don't do good with wiring. The reason I have no choke, radio, manual pump, etc. I like simple.
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The CO Bigelow overnight recovery balm is great. It means I don't carry around a tube that I forget I have and then wash with my clothes.
Mint flavored Chapstick is the best.
Whale lard
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Blistex - Lip Medex
Kiehl's Facial Fuel.
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Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm SPF 25 with Natural Mint & Shea Butter.
Best stuff ever!
I only use it when my lips are chapped, but Kisstixx is fantastic! They come in two packs with great flavors. I have strawberry daiquiri and pina colada. When you kiss someone wearing one of the flavors, they make a new flavor. ;)
Best of all, it works really good. I use it whenever I feel my lips starting to get chapped. It repairs them, and I don't have to wear it all the time.
You wear one, your partner wears the other...! Boom! Even if I'm alone, I wear it because the flavor reminds me of her :D
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A few years ago my lips were very chapped. I started using Carmex every night before bed. I continued that habit after the cold season since I enjoyed having such smooth lips. Jump ahead to today: apparently my body no longer produces whatever it's called that keeps my lips soft/smooth. If I miss 1 day of not applying Carmex before bed, by the time I wake up, my lips are already beginning to become chapped. If I skip two days, forget it, it's terrible (doesn't matter the time of year).
I'm sure I could stop using it and get my body back to normal, however, it's such a pain in the ass because I literally have to go nearly two or three weeks with horribly chapped lips.
Just switch to something else without menthol in it. I got off Carmex years ago by switching to Aveeno. Now about my other drug habits...
I have been using Smith's Rosebud Salve (original) for years. It is the only product that helps my all-year-round chapped lips. Note: I am allergic to everything known to man -- this is gentle, light and effective.
This Swedish stuff I found at Walmart called LypSyl. It's made with beeswax and just enough mint. It's surprisingly good!
I prefer Neosporin Lip Therapy.
as a child i learned (my parents werent the spenders) that buying something you dont need is stupid. i've gone my whole life just licking my lips as needed. it's sexy too. it works even when skying, horsebackriding, swimming, all the same activities as on the cotex commercials. who could ask for more then that?
Chapstick - Peppermint with Vanilla
Chapstick - Spearmint
Chapstick - Strawberry
Depending on my mood. I don't like cherry flavor though. It reminds me of medicine.
all of those "moisturizers" contain drying agents that actually make your lips MORE dry and thus you continue to use them.
I use bacon fat!
never use the stuff
Vaseline in the tube
If man were intended to rub oil on his lips, we would have glands there to provide it.
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Mint Julep Beeswax Lip Balm
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Organic Hemp lip balm!
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It used to be Bonne Belle Cosmic chocolate-mint, but they apparently stopped making it. So now it's Zum Kiss Stick Cinnamon-Orange
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I spent $600.00 for tires and mounting just a couple weeks ago. They're nice tires, but the sad part is, they're only middle-of-the-road. I could have spent $900.00 for some of the American branded tires being sold for my car. Tell me THAT isn't ridiculous.
They claim rubber and petroleum shortages. Bullshit. America is the fastest growing non-opec oil producer in the world. We are pumping out 7.5 million barrels of oil a day now as opposed to 5 million in 2011 because of huge oil reserves recently discovered and tapped into. Gas, Oil & Tire companies are producing record breaking net profits almost every quarter (in some cases in the BILLIONS of dollars range). In 2011 we had 12 oil rigs running in the gulf, today we have 53. The shortages are a lie to keep prices high. All anyone has to do is read the right articles (usually the ones that working people do not bother with because they cannot afford to invest money in the stock market) and people would know that they are being lied to and based on those lies, they are over-paying for products.
People are being screwed over and the economy will end up crashing again and again because of the insatiable corporate greed.
You also should bear in mind before making judgments that some people have very expensive health conditions. In some cases, like my wife's. Living a few extra years so she can hopefully be around to see our daughter graduate high school is expensive. Just because YOU can't see what is going on in someone's life, does NOT mean it isn't happening. Judging people like that is something only a fool does. And yeah, there are a lot of fools running around today.
And people who spout rhetoric handed down by corrupt politicians are the biggest fools of all. Yes. any system can be abused, and will be abused, but many people are just broke and need the food stamps, or unemployment (and hey, unemployment is part of the welfare system, in case you didn't know).
When you have all these things to worry about, and maybe very little or no family support, you will go where you have to in order to get what you need. Not everyone is lucky enough to have a decent network of family and friends to help them out. Some people are alone and businesses like this prey on the desperate, alone, and poor.
Sad part is, you would be shocked to hell to find out exactly how many members of our military have to rely on cash advance and payday loan places. Our military, the folks who risk their lives for us, are one of the biggest customers for these types of businesses. It's $%^%$$^ sad.
Finally, believe it or not, there is an entire segment of our society who do NOT get online. They do not have computers, do not know how to use them, they do not have smart phones and use pay-as-you-go dumb phones, and so do not have access to the information that we do. If they did, they might choose not to rent their tires.
|That explains it quite well.
I do think that part of the problem is that they where never taught how to manage their money. I used to live pay check to paycheck and that was with a good job. After getting married I knew I needed to work on managing my money better. my wife and I save almost 35% of our income now. With plenty left over to do what we want. we also have two incomes. and altogether we only make about $40,000 a year. but even $20000 a year is a lot of money if you use it right.
I never said it was a smart decision. From a purely financial standpoint, it is a terrible decision.
I am just saying that desperation causes many people to do stupid things, that does not make them stupid people.
That's my point...this isn't a "forced" decision, it's just a poor one. Why people fall victim to it is beyond my understanding...but I still stand by my thoughts that for the monthly cost of renting a set of tires, anyone could find a used set cheaper. And if they anticipate the upcoming cost of new tires, and save for a month or two then they can get a brand new set at a fraction of the total cost of the rental agreement.
My point is simple: if you can afford $50/month, then you can afford to purchase (not rent) a set of tires.
And another point, what happens when the rental place repossesses your tires after you don't pay for whatever reason? Now you've paid a couple hundred (however long you managed to make the payments) for just a couple months worth of tires...again, poor decision. If you can't afford to buy a set, then you can't afford to rent a set...and should you decide to do it anyways you'll be out more money then the alternative, and right back at square 1 without a set of tires to use.
These deals usually suck in people who want something they really can't afford...
That said, crazy_urn has a point - circumstances can sometime force a decision that would normally be a poor one.
What if those tires make the difference to be able to go back to work? Maybe after a long time out due to sickness or injury - many have no "benefits" that would cover a long problem like that.
Probably a bad decision for most customers of such a "service", just don't want to generalize to the point of saying they're ALL idiots...
If you're THAT poor, how can you POSSIBLY spend $50/month for a year or more, versus saving the $50 a month for three or four months?
I'm sorry, but that doesn't add up to me. If you're in a truly dire situation, how on God's green earth can the decision to spend several hundred dollars (if not thousands!) for a product that costs $100 tops make any sense?
It seems simple enough to me: your tires get pretty well worn, and you make the decision to "buy now" in your head. You start making those $50 payments to the jar in your drawer, and in a couple short months you have a new set of tires. Hell, do it for one month and get an OK set of used tires.
It's not about not having enough money...it's about poor planning. If you don't have the $50/month to save for purchasing a set of tires, how do you have the money to "rent" them at a huge markup? If you can spend the money to "rent" why not just start that whole process a few months earlier while your tires are still workable, and save a TON of money?
Getting on these rental plans and payday loans and all that NEVER works. Again, it's a matter of planning. If you can't afford to purchase something on your income, then you DON'T purchase it. If a place exists to sell you that product with cheap monthly payments, but a high final cost, then DON'T do it. Pretend like such places don't exist...I've "been there" with being super poor and scrounging for soda cans to return so I have gas money or something to eat. You know what I DIDN'T do? Go and use some payday loan place or a tire rental place or whatever and dig myself further in the hole. You DO have a choice, but most people won't pick the one that makes more sense...you may think it's your only option, but it rarely is. And while in the short term you may feel like you've succeeded, in the long term you've just dug yourself deeper in the hole.
Moral of the story: plan ahead, make responsible decisions. Using a rental scheme like this is not a responsible decision, regardless of your current income.
When I was growing up poor, we did not have credit cards, cable, internet, or a home phone, let alone a cell phone. Our bills were rent, and utilities, our car was a busted old hand-me-down from my grandparents, so not even a car payment. When someone gets to that point, what do they cut? water? power? gas?
Now, there are many who can't pay their bills because their priorities are out of whack. But there are also many who have cut pretty much everything non-essential to survival and still can't make ends meet.
You cannot just assume every poor person is an idiot who knows nothing about money.
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Lowepro Expands DSLR/Video Fastpack Backpack Line
December 21, 2011
Recognizing the growing number of professional and amateur photographers who use both still and video image capabilities, Lowepro (Petaluma, CA, www.lowepro.com) has expanded its Fastpack backpack line with the release of the DSLR Video Fastpack AW series. The new line includes three models that accommodate a wide range of pro-sized equipment. Each model includes a fast-
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For the first time in the 2013-14 season, the Canisius swimming and diving team will take to the Koessler Athletic Center pool in a weekend matchup with Fredonia.
The Griffs – who swam their only other home meet of the season at the Burt Flickenger Center at E.C.C. – have been on the road for five straight meets coming into this dual.
This weekend's matchup will be split over the course of two days, with diving Friday and swimming Saturday.
Junior Eddie Quarantillo has led the Griffs on the boards this season, having taken first place in the last five meets in the 3-meter dive, and also has three first place finishes in the 1-meter dive.
On the women's side, sophomore Audrey Mulhisen and junior Taylor Epstein have both shown strong performances this season, with each earning MAAC Diver of the Week this year.
In the pool, the Griffs are coming off a split at Cleveland State, with both the men and women falling to Cleveland State, but topping Notre Dame College.
Freshmen Matt Tanchick and Colin Landweer along with sophomore Spencer Bray led Canisius by earning a pair of individual victories each in the meet. Quarantillo and sophomore Alicia Wheeler took home first place finishes as well, with Wheeler setting a new season-best time in the 100-yard butterfly.
Last week's results move the men to 7-2 in dual meets this year, while the women moved to 5-4.
Diving is set to get underway on Friday at 6 p.m., while swimming is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday.


text: I have a question regarding the incident in Colorado that happen the opening week end of Dark Knight Rises? Since then security has tighten in a lot of places especially where I work in Florida. Now my security company and others will not allow anyone with any type of weaponry even if it is so obvious a toy. So which means when a game is released, free comic day, or any other type of event to troop it have to be done weaponless. Due to the now stricter implied rules are now in effect for the safety of all patrons. My question is do you think that they change the requirement of having to have a weapon to be approved as in the Tusken Raider ? As I was told you would not be accepted without a weapon for them or that not true? All I can get is optional but on many sites the weapon is require for any 501st approval.


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"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2" L.A. Premiere: A Complete Look!
Making for one of the biggest cinematic events in recent history, the stars of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2" gathered for the Los Angeles premiere on Monday (November 12).
Making for a media-frenzied night out, a green suit clad Robert Pattinson, along with Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner caused quite the commotion as they all made their way down the Nokia Theatre red carpet.
Also making appearances on this bittersweet night were fellow co-stars Ashley Greene, Nikki Reed, Dakota Fanning, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Mackenzie Foy, Jackson Rathbone, Boo Boo Stewart, Ashley Tisdale, Julia Jones and Kellan Lutz, who all looked excited to greet the awaiting mob of Twi-hards.
Additionally, Ashley Tisdale, Kiernan Shipka, Saoirse Ronan, Julianne Hough and Olivia Holt got all prettied up as they walked the arrivals carpet prior to showtime.
In just the last couple months, Summit Entertainment has been doing their part in amping up hype for the theatrical release, as the production group put out multiple TV spots, clips and posters for eager fans.
Officially set to hit theaters on November 16), "Breaking Dawn - Part 2" picks up "after the birth of Renesmee, with the Cullens gathering other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi."
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Re: Problem with strings and backslashes
LordBeotian wrote:
> I'm trying to work with strings wich are LaTeX codes of formulas. I
> want to make substitution of particular substrings. The problem is
> that Mathematica (5.1) has a strange behaviour with the backslashes.
> When it finds "\tau" it removes the "\t" in the output. The same
> happen with "\right" which becomes "ight". To make it work properly I
> need to manually add on the input an additional backslash at the
> beginning of "\tau" and "\right": "\\tau" becames "\tau". But in this
> way my work go on too slowly. What can I do?
One answer might be to use some other character - of which there are
plenty in Mathematica - instead of the backslash, and then use
StringReplace somewhere in your code to change it into the backslash
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Loretta Carroll
Mudgegonga (near Myrtleford), Victoria
Loretta Carroll comes from a long line of the Carroll family who settled in the Mudgegonga area in the 1800s. Coming from a large family of eight children, she spent much of her youth on the family beef farm.
After leaving school she moved to Melbourne to seek work, returning to the farm regularly at weekends. After three years she returned to the area and commenced full time studies at Charles Sturt University, Albury.
On completion of a Bachelor of Business Management (Tourism), she continued to work in the area so she could work with her father and uncle on their properties.
Despite the fact that her father was not keen on the idea at the time, she bought 198 acres adjacent to her family's property, of which there are 30 acres of bush. She managed to stock the property with red Shorthorn cattle which were an unpopular breed and therefore cheaper to buy. She used an Angus bull to get black calves and hybrid vigour.
Three years ago, on the death of her uncle, she was left half of his farm, 280 acres, the remaining half going to her sister and cousin. She purchased her sister and cousin's share of the farmhouse and sheds.
Working closely with her father, Loretta is trying to gear up with more equipment and more fencing to create laneways, so as to eventually run her farm single-handed. Better pasture management through introducing more phalaris, which is a very deep rooted and hardier grass, she feels will make the farm more productive. This combined with rotational grazing and smaller paddocks, more tree plantings and regular calcium, fertiliser and trace element applications will hopefully lead to healthier soils, pastures and animals.
The biggest challenge she sees is being able to expand her property with the high and increasing land prices in the area. However she will eventually get more land from her father's holdings.
Loretta is very happy to not leave the farm or take long holidays, seeing her responsibility as looking after her livestock. The family has a long history of horsemanship and patience with animals.
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Maybe I should start from when I moved to Melbourne. I was down in Melbourne for three years, and decided it certainly wasn't the place to be, and I came back here and then studied tourism and I was still very keen on the farm, always coming back on weekends and doing as much farm work as possible.
When I finished that I actually worked up at Falls Creek for two years I think it was, or a couple of years and yeah, still kept coming back here all the time, helping my uncle that owned this house, and my father. And then I ended up getting a local job in an abattoir just locally here, and started saving more money, and that's when I decided to buy this property.
Dad certainly wasn't keen on the idea. He said it wasn't a job for a woman [laughter] and I didn't see why it wasn't.
Sometimes there are a few jobs that are difficult, probably more so for a female than a male 'cos of the strength or lack of.
But apart from that, with tractors and that kind of stuff there's not a lot of issues, and handling cattle it's often more a knack of how to handle them rather than using strength, brute strength.
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The PLR16 is manufactured and sold as a handgun; you cannot legally put a stock on it unless it is re-registered with the Federal government and your state (in advance) as a restricted weapon (AOW or SBR?), assuming your state allows this at all.
In any case, attaching a stock to a handgun without having all the legal paperwork done in advance is a felony.


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As a graduate of the University of Illinois and a life-long resident of Champaign...it broke my heart in Feb. 2007 when the NCAA forced/tricked the university into retiring it's 80-year-old mascot. The choice the university was given was to either retire it's mascot or it would not be allowed to HOST NCAA championship events...since Feb. 2007 there has been ONE or possibly two. For sure there was an NCCA Championship for Tennis played at Champaign-Urbana. That's it? We gave up the oldest mascot in the NCAA...predating others by more than 20 years...for a tennis tournament? I hope they made a lot of money off that. It's all they'll ever get. Sold out for a tennis tournament??? The football stadium is too small for a championship and so is the basketball venue. There will be no NCAA tourney ever at The University of Illinois unless it's at the United Center in Chicago.
Recently the university's student body voted overwhelmingly that they did not want any other mascot than Chief Illiniwek. The majority of them...78%. I'm excited about that and would really like to see a return of the chief. They still have one...he's just not allowed to perform at NCAA events.


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What are ports? Why do we need them and what do they do?
It's likely that you've heard the term 'port' used in reference to computers, but you may now know exactly what a port is or how it is used. You may also be wondering if you actually need ports on your computer. The answer to that question is undoubtedly yes. Your computer's ports allow you to plug various cables and pieces of equipment into your computer. They're the holes in various shapes you see on the back, sides or front of your computer or laptop.
Types of Ports
The first thing you'll realize when you look at the ports on your computer is that they are not all the same size and shape. This is because there are several types of ports. The most commonly used port on any computer is the USB port. It's a thin, rectangular port that has a white or black piece inside. Computers typically have three or more USB ports since so many devices plug into them. Gadgets that utilize the USB port include keyboards, mice, flash drives and mobile phones.
Another common port found on most computers is the VGA port. This port is D-shaped and has 15 holes arranged in three rows. This port allows users to plug a monitor into the computer. Although not necessary for laptop users, anyone using a tower-style computer needs a monitor to use the computer.
There are quite a few other types of ports that can be found on computers, including FireWire, HDMI and Ethernet. You'll want to make sure you have a compatible port for all devices you plan to plug into your computer. Any time you're shopping for computers or peripheral devices (devices that plug into your computer), make sure you check to see if you've got the right types of ports.
Why You Need Ports
Computer ports are essential for all computers. Many devices will not work if they aren't connected to your computer via some type of port. While there are several types of technology that allow devices to interact with your computer wirelessly, including WiFi and Bluetooth, certain things must be done via a direct cable connection. One example of this is charging your iPod or smart phone. You can transfer files wirelessly using Bluetooth, but you must connect the device via a cord to charge it.
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I think you're jumping the gun a little. Recent news has suggested 1) the USPS will be shutting down some of their lesser-performing post offices in various cities and 2) they may stop delivering mail on Saturdays.
Granted, I've been off the internet, barely watching TV, and out of town for a week, so feel free to provide an actual news link to back up your claim.
And the answer is carrier pigeons, by the way.
I'd much rather use Fed Ex or UPS than the USPS. Less questions, faster, and cheaper for about everything except a letter or zine. I think the USPS pretty much screwed themselves out of being the go to place for packages, and email and texting has replaced letter writing in a big way. They've failed to see the future or meet customer needs... not really surprising for something run by the government.


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Before every Arsenal fixture, we'll bring you a Scouting Report on the Gunners' next opponents.
Arsène Wenger and his players welcome QPR to Emirates Stadium on Saturday so, to find out more, we asked tactical expert Michael Cox and Clive Whittingham of QPR website LoftForWords for their views.
Queens Park Rangers arrive at the Emirates as the bottom club in the Premier League table, but after their impressive performance in the 2-1 home win over Arsenal in March, this will be a difficult tactical test for the Gunners.
Hughes has named an unchanged back four only once this season, and Arsenal should take advantage of that unfamiliarity at the back. Last weekend, QPR conceded an extremely sloppy set-piece goal when Sylvain Distin was left unmarked to head in Everton's equaliser in a 1-1 draw, an example of why the Rs have conceded 17 goals in eight matches so far.
QPR boast one of the league's most impressive central midfield duos, with Argentine Alejandro Faurlin joined by Esteban Granero. Faurlin tends to do the defensive work while Granero distributes the ball calmly in the manner of fellow uncapped Spaniard Mikel Arteta, but both players are technically gifted and Arsenal won't dominate possession as clearly as against Sunderland or Southampton, for example.
The key to understanding Hughes' intentions is the identity of his third central midfielder. Away at West Brom he selected Stephane Mbia in the holding role – he's a physical player who can also play as a centre back, and sat solidly in front of the defence. At home to Everton, however, his midfield duo sat slightly deeper with Junior Hoilett deployed as a central attacking midfielder – the Canadian dribbled forward on the counter-attack and scored the opener.
In last season's victory over Arsenal, QPR stretched the play on the right with Jamie Mackie attacking Kieran Gibbs, but brought Adel Taarabt inside from the left into space between the lines, from where he scored the opener and was the game's star player.
A similar strategy is likely this time, although captain Park Ji-Sung seems a natural option on the right, considering his good defensive work against Arsenal in a Manchester United shirt, not to mention his ability to counter-attack quickly. Carl Jenkinson should have freedom to get forward, however, and must force QPR's left-sided midfielder towards his own goal.
Defensively, QPR will try to replicate Norwich's strategy from last weekend, remaining compact between defence and midfield, denying Santi Cazorla space between the lines. Their attackers are also likely to press the Arsenal defence when Vito Mannone has the ball – forcing him to kick the ball long downfield, which might be a problem if Olivier Giroud doesn't start up front to add height and aerial ability to the attack.
It will be a very tough proposition for QPR. Arsenal away is not the sort of game we need with the run we're on. But we did beat Arsenal last season so you never know. We have some good players and there were positive signs against Everton, plus Arsenal haven't had the best of weeks, so it's not as cut and dry as it maybe appeared a week ago.
We've played 4-1-4-1 and 4-4-2 this year, as well as a 4-2-3-1, which is our best formation in my opinion.
Adel Taarabt and Junior Hoilett have played well recently and posed a threat in front of goal.
Taarabt got left out for a while and said himself that Hughes had spoken to him about his attitude. He looks like he's got a point to prove and is a bit fitter and slimmer than in the past. With his attitude correct and fitness under control, hopefully he'll finally start fulfilling his potential. He can be a fantastic player.
Despite being bottom of the league we have quite a few decent players. Esteban Granero has played really well since he came in and was excellent against Everton. Samba Diakite is a good player, as is Alejandro Faurlin.
QPR haven't defended well. We haven't had a settled back four due to injuries so we've struggled with basic things like organisation. We conceded a really bad goal from a set-piece against Everton and have looked vulnerable from those all season. You can't really pin the blame on anyone, I think all four full backs were injured at one point and we're rotating centre backs. Once we get a settled back four, that weakness won't be there.
From someone who in the 46-game Championship season only got one score right, my head says 2-0 to Arsenal and my heart says maybe we'll get a 1-1.
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The Rev. Anthony Giampietro, CSB, will be the Executive Vice President and Academic Dean at St. Patrick's Seminary and University in Menlo Park, Calif., effective July 1.
Father Giampietro said he first became aware of this position when Dr. Melanie Morey, provost at Saint Patrick's, contacted him last October. She and Father John Piderit, S.J., are co-authors of the book "Catholic Higher Education: A Culture in Crisis."
"I have had a very high regard for Melanie and Father Piderit since I first met them about five years ago," he said. "St. Patrick's has an outstanding team of committed faculty, staff and administrators. I feel honored that they have asked me to join them."
Father Giampietro, associate professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy, has been at UST since 2002. Dr. Dominic Aquila, vice president for academic affairs, noted Father's connection with students, his unwavering smile and uplifting personality. Dr. Aquila described Father Giampietro's influence on the campus community and expressed how the news is bittersweet.
"Father Anthony exemplifies the very best of the Catholic intellectual and wisdom traditions," Aquila said. "He seamlessly integrates faith and reason in his life and work, and inspires students to aspire to do the same. Speaking for our faculty and students, we are grateful we have had Father Anthony with us. He enriched our lives, and he will do the same for the community at St. Patrick's."
St. Patrick's Seminary was founded in 1898 and is staffed by the Sulpician Fathers, the same community that educated the first Basilians in France 200 years ago. The seminary's primary purpose is the formation of Roman Catholic priests for a contemporary, multicultural world, especially for dioceses within the Western United States and the Pacific Rim. It currently enrolls seminarians from 16 dioceses and archdioceses.
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University President Dr. Robert Ivany said Father Giampietro has inspired countless students during his tenure at UST.
"His dynamic and challenging courses have brought the Catholic intellectual tradition to life for students of every background," Ivany said. "Whether in the classroom or on the basketball court, we will miss him and wish him every success and happiness in his new position."
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The big problem with much of the discussions about trends in hurricane activity is that the databases that everyone is working from are known to have significant inhomogeneities due to changes in observing practice and technology over the years. So it's not surprising that a new re-analysis (Kossin et al, published yesterday) has been generating significant interest and controversy among the hurricane research community (see e.g. Prometheus or Chris Mooney). However, rather than this study being taken for what it is – a preliminary and useful attempt to make homogeneous a part of the data (1983 to 2005) – it is unfortunately being treated as if it was the definitive last word. We've often made the point that single papers are not generally the breakthroughs that are sometimes implied in press releases or commentary sites and this case is a good example of that.
Kossin et al develop an algorithm based on North Atlantic data that can be theoretically used with the coarsest data available from the earlier parts of the record and in more remote regions. While the technique works well in the North Atlantic (picking up almost all of the storms seen in the standard data), it doesn't work as well in other basins – possibly because the characteristics of tropical cyclones are not universal, or because the coarse early remote sensing data are still not sufficient. The poorer performance in the other basins is surely a reason to anticipate that further work will be necessary to refine these estimates, and should serve as a caution to those wanting definitive conclusions.
How does this fit in with some of the previous work? Well, it confirms the large trend in the North Atlantic (seen in Emanuel, 2005), but doesn't show significant trends in the other basins (from 1983). This isn't directly comparable with Webster et al (2005) though, since their trends start in the 1970s, and the shortness of the new reanalysis (only 23 years) emphasizes interannual and decadal variability associated with e.g. El Nino. The Kossin et al study is therefore unlikely to shed much light on the potential global warming/hurricane intensity link.
In summary, read the papers and the comments but don't believe the hype.
We'll start off the discussion with a few comments we have already received on the provocative study:
Based upon the new results of Kossin et al. (GRL, 2007), it looks like the IPCC SPM just barely covered itself in its proclamations on observed hurricanes:
There is observational evidence for an increase of intense tropical cyclone activity in the North Atlantic since about 1970, correlated with increases of tropical sea surface temperatures. There are also suggestions of increased intense tropical cyclone activity in some other regions where concerns over data quality are greater. Multi-decadal variability and the quality of the tropical cyclone records prior to routine satellite observations in about 1970 complicate the detection of long-term trends in tropical cyclone activity. There is no clear trend in the annual numbers of tropical cyclones.
From the results presented in Kossin et al. the "suggestions" of increases in intense tropical cyclone activity in regions other than the Atlantic basin are not really so well supported, at least for the last 23 years.
We've tried to make this point a bit more clearly here, despite the implications of the headline of Kossin's press release.
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Ballanine, Oct 2002, 23.95, 352 pp. ISBN 0345449711 She is a woman blessed with great parents and good friends. Her faith in the Jewish Modern Orthodox religion sustains her and perhaps that is why Molly Blume is a true crime writer and a columnist for Crime Sheets for the local independent papers. One police report catches her interest concerning Lenore Saunders who was out in the middle of the night miles from her house wearing only a nightgo...
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Ahead of Sunday's game the Danish striker spoke exclusively to Arsenal TV Online.
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Why would I vote for a band-aid that would cause the lose of thousands of jobs.
Edit: and might give me an extra tank by the end of the summer. I care to much about those workers familes to have 1 free tank of gas.
Lets think of real alternatives. Like tapping Alaska
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I agree with the suspension of the tax on diesel. Just because so many independant truckers are having to quit driving because they just break even. If we can't ship stuff across country, prices will jump even more.
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ANWAR would be a band-aid of sorts. I look at it more like a bridge to the future. It would last for a long time, maybe long enough to give technology more time to develop a real alternative like usable hydrogen fuel cells.
There are a lot of other solutions too, like nuclear power and electric cars to run on them. Solar power is good. How about geothermal? Drilling for oil off the coast of Florida? Clean burning coal?
A lot of solutions and each one has someone protesting against them for different reasons. If we used all of them to some degree, continued to develop the technology of each, and told the greenies where to go we'd probably be fine, but that won't happen until it becomes profitable to do so. $4 gas is getting us closer to making it a reality.
You have to make it profitable for the private sector to develop, using government money and subsidizing the technology with tax payer money isn't the right way.
|May 1st, 2008, 09:32 PM
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|May 1st, 2008, 10:16 PM
Mr. Special Snowflake.
While I like the idea of lowering taxes I do not support the temporary reduction in gas taxes. All it will really do is allow the oil companies to make even more money.
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Bottomline - suspending the tax will cause a 10billion dollar deficit in the trans funds that support bridge repairs among many other things. Our cost will prolly insignificantly go down if at all. Gas companies will make more money because of the inflated costs.
For the average comsumer its like a 30 cent per day saving. Over the suspension period, that's less than $30 savings. It's a bandaid that doesn't solve the problem and it's a political tactic to make you think they are really trying to solve a problem, when in effect it just creates a bigger problem. Reducing taxes isn't always the best thing, you gotta fix the roads with soemthing....
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Here's a great article that points out several problems with Obama & Hillary's plan for "taking windfall profits" (That means stealing for everyone else).....
This is one strange debate the candidates are having on energy policy. With gas prices close to $4 a gallon, Hillary Clinton and John McCain say they'll bring relief with a moratorium on the 18.4-cent federal gas tax. Barack Obama opposes that but prefers a 1970s-style windfall profits tax (as does Mrs. Clinton).
Mr. Obama is right to oppose the gas-tax gimmick, but his idea is even worse. Neither proposal addresses the problem of energy supply, especially the lack of domestic oil and gas thanks to decades of Congressional restrictions on U.S. production. Mr. Obama supports most of those "no drilling" rules, but that hasn't stopped him from denouncing high gas prices on the campaign trail. He is running TV ads in North Carolina that show him walking through a gas station and declaring that he'll slap a tax on the $40 billion in "excess profits" of Exxon Mobil.
The idea is catching on. Last week Pennsylvania Congressman Paul Kanjorski introduced a windfall profits tax as part of what he called the "Consumer Reasonable Energy Price Protection Act of 2008." So now we have Congress threatening to help itself to business profits even though Washington already takes 35% right off the top with the corporate income tax.
You may also be wondering how a higher tax on energy will lower gas prices. Normally, when you tax something, you get less of it, but Mr. Obama seems to think he can repeal the laws of economics. We tried this windfall profits scheme in 1980. It backfired. The Congressional Research Service found in a 1990 analysis that the tax reduced domestic oil production by 3% to 6% and increased oil imports from OPEC by 8% to 16%. Mr. Obama nonetheless pledges to lessen our dependence on foreign oil, which he says "costs America $800 million a day." Someone should tell him that oil imports would soar if his tax plan becomes law. The biggest beneficiaries would be OPEC oil ministers.
There's another policy contradiction here. Exxon is now under attack for buying back $2 billion of its own stock rather than adding to the more than $21 billion it is likely to invest in energy research and exploration this year. But hold on. If oil companies believe their earnings from exploring for new oil will be expropriated by government and an excise tax on profits is pure expropriation they will surely invest less, not more. A profits tax is a sure formula to keep the future price of gas higher.
Exxon's profits are soaring with the recent oil price spike, but the energy industry's earnings aren't as outsized as the politicians seem to think. Thomson Financial calculates that profits from the oil and natural gas industry over the past year were 8.3% of investment, while the all-industry average is 7.8%. And this was a boom year for oil. An analysis by the Cato Institute's Jerry Taylor finds that between 1970 and 2003 (which includes peak and valley years for earnings) the oil and gas business was "less profitable than the rest of the U.S. economy." These are hardly robber barons.
This tiff over gas and oil taxes only highlights the intellectual policy confusion or perhaps we should say cynicism of our politicians. They want lower prices but don't want more production to increase supply. They want oil "independence" but they've declared off limits most of the big sources of domestic oil that could replace foreign imports. They want Americans to use less oil to reduce greenhouse gases but they protest higher oil prices that reduce demand. They want more oil company investment but they want to confiscate the profits from that investment. And these folks want to be President?
Late this week, a group of Senate Republicans led by Pete Domenici of New Mexico introduced the "American Energy Production Act of 2008" to expand oil production off the U.S. coasts and in Alaska. It has the potential to increase domestic production enough to keep America running for five years with no foreign imports. With the world price of oil at $116 a barrel, if not now, when? No word yet if Senators Clinton and Obama will take time off from denouncing oil profits to vote for that.
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People think Michigan roads are bad now!! Suspend this tax and see how bad it really gets. Not a good proposal at all.
Try cutting Property Tax in the god forsaken state. Talk about a tax thats out of control.
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Festivals: North Carolina Official Festivals
by Steven Case, 2007. Updated 2013.
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The State of North Carolina has several official festivals.
In 1993, the General Assembly adopted the Hertford County Watermelon Festival as the official Northeastern North Carolina Watermelon Festival (Session Laws, 1993, c. 212).
In 1993, the General Assembly also designated the Fair Bluff Watermelon Festival as the official Southeastern North Carolina Watermelon Festival (Session Laws, 1993, c. 212).
In 2003, the General Assembly designated Folkmoot USA as the official State International Festival (Session Laws, 2003, c. 315).
In 2007, the General Assembly designated the Ayden Collard Festival as the official State Collard Festival (Session Laws, 2007, c. 28).
In 2007, the General Assembly designated the Lexington Barbecue Festival as the official Food Festival of the North Carolina Piedmont Triad (Session Laws, 2007, c. 533).
In 2009, the General Assembly designated the North Carolina Potato Festival (formerly the Albemarle Potato Festival) as the official Irish Potato Festival (Session Laws, 2009, c. 24).
In 2011, the General Assembly designated the town of Grifton's Shad Festival as the Official Shad Festival of the State of North Carolina. (Session Laws, 2011-36.) The Herring Festival in the town of Jamesville was designated the Official Herring Festival of the State of North Carolina (Session Laws, 2011-59) and the Sneads Ferry Shrimp Festival was designated the Official Shrimp Festival of the State of North Carolina (Session Laws, 2011-65).
In 2012, the General Assembly designated the Shelby Livermush Festival as the official fall livermush festival, the Marion Livermush Festival as the official spring livermush festival, and the Swansboro Mullet Festival as the official mullet festival of the State of North Carolina (Session Laws, 2012-29).
In 2013, the General Assembly designated the Blue Monday Shad Fry in East Arcadia the Official State Blue Monday Shad Fry (Session Laws, 2013-282). The same year, the General Assembly adopted the Dublin Peanut Festival as the State Official Peanut Festival (Session Laws, 2013-313).
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Baker, Mountain Music Festival, Asheville, NC, September 1938. Conservation and Development Department, Travel and Tourism Division Photo Files, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC. Call # ConDev1454A. Image online at http://www.flickr.com/photos/north-carolina-state-archives/2387463859/.
"Lexington Barbecue Festival - Crowd 2" by Dennis Brown (Dennis Brown). Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lexington_Barbecue_Festival_-_Crowd_2.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Lexington_Barbecue_Festival_-_Crowd_2.jpg (accessed December 17, 2014).
Photograph of the National Potato Peeling Contest at the Elizabeth City Irish Potato Festival. By Ajsanjua at en.wikipedia [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons. (accessed December 17, 2014).
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HHHHHHMMMMM a North Carolina web site and no mention of stock car racing
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What about the Apple Festival in Hendersonville, Western North Carolina???
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Well i had some troubles installing BT4 R1 after i installed Win7 Ultimate x64, had to try 4 times before i was successful, maby becaus one of my HDD's was connected to a normal SATA controller and my BOOT SAS Disc is connected to a SAS-RAID controller. BUT i got it finally. so here is a little TUT for those who have some troubles with the other guides in here, try this
Physically disconnect all disc's, except the one your installing to. This includes USB disc's, except if your running BT4 R1 from Live USB.
1. Install Win7 to you HDD using all the space. Make sure that you can login after install
2. Create a BT4 R1 Live USB or some thing similar.
3. Boot BT4 R1, choose BT4 R1 Persistent Live USB (default didn't work for me, i got black screen and everything froze)
5. At startup terminal type "startx" (without the quotes) to get KDE UI
6. When your at the desktop, open terminal, write "ubiquity" (without the quotes) and press enter.
7. Follow the on screen instructions UNTIL you get to the part where you have to set up partitions.
8. !!!READ CAREFULLY FROM NOW ON!!!: Choose "Manual" and press forward.
9. Now you will see 2 partitions one around 100 MB and another that should ben around the size of you HDD
10. Right click on the highest capacity partition and resize it. I did make mine around 45 GB smaller.
11. Now you will have something called "Free Space" right click on it at choose "New partition
Here is the Setup i chose:
Press OKCode:Type for the new partition: Logical New partition size in megabytes (1000000 bytes): Use 2000 Location for the new partition: Beginning Use as: swap area Mount point: ***EMPTY***
Press OKCode:Type for the new partition: Logical New partition size in megabytes (1000000 bytes): Use rest of the space Location for the new partition: Beginning Use as: Ext3 journaling file system Mount point: /
12. Press forward and accept the summary. when finished restart the computer.
13. On BOOT you should see the GRUB Manager, and you will be able to load both windows 7 and BT4 R1 (Called Ubuntu)
Pleas give some feedback on what you think of the guide, and does it work for you?
Did i forget anything, pleas let me know
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These services are designed to meet your immediate needs. The level of interaction and career mentor/student involvement is as little or much as you and your career mentor feel comfortable providing.
Informational interviews occur via telephone or email, where the mentor answers your career questions. Common questions deal with career choice, career path potential, the current workplace environment, networking sources and future employment prospects.
Career mentors also provide one-on-one informational interviews in their workplace. These interviews are more in-depth than phone calls. You can ask the career mentor questions face-to-face regarding their career experience.
Many career mentors are available for site visits and job shadowing sessions where you can visit the mentor's worksite and observe.
We believe every student benefits from Career MAP. To take advantage of this service:
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