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By a vote of 39-0, the state Senate voted to toss aside Haley's veto of H. 4627, following the House's 111-1 vote on Tuesday. The resolution, H. 4627, says that when the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Board awarded a dredging permit, it had "unlawfully usurped" the authority of the S.C. Savannah River Maritime Commission, a panel the S.C. Legislature had created in 2007.
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They both gave me sideways glances and looked down at their plates. This was not a good start.
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: Clean up is really needed. Please someone with enough knowledge start the job. -- [[User:Fengchao|Fengchao]] ([[User talk:Fengchao|talk]]) 02:55, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
<s> Discard/TRIM support for solid state disks (SSD)</s>
Does leaving half the drive unpartitioned (to manually resize partition-table, LUKS and filesystems when needed) ease problems?
Does leaving half the drive unpartitioned (to manually resize partition-table, LUKS and filesystems when needed) ease problems?
Revision as of 14:20, 30 April 2013
- 1 Cleanup and Clarification
- 2
Discard/TRIM support for solid state disks (SSD)
- 3 Suspend to disk instructions are insecure
- 4 Luks and suspend2
- 5 New cipher mode
- 6 Proposed update of the section 'Storing the key between MBR and 1st partition'
- 7 Backup of volume header
- 8 LVM2 and LUKS
- 9 Prepare hard drive
- 10 Decryption of root during boot with the assistance of UDEV when key is stored on USB drive between MBR and 1st Partition
- 11 GRUB-Legacy/GRUB2 changes regarding the Kernel Line
- 12 systemd addidtions
- 13 after 2012.07.15
- 14 Encrypted swap With suspend-to-disk support
Cleanup and Clarification
Hello. This wiki page while very exhaustive in content is tangenital with a fractured flow. It seems the prefered method for straight forward system encryption in single drive systems is to use a combination of Luks and LVM2 - this solution provides for an encrypted swap that does not have any issues with hibernation or suspend. I propose making this section the first part of the wiki page to follow the justification for using Luks with the rather large volume of detailed information to follow in other sections. If there are no objections I'll go ahead and structure this in the wiki page itself. Vinhsynd 9:55, 30 September 2010 (CDT)
Hey all, I was trying to encrypt my hd using this page as a reference, but it was a bit difficult to read. As such, I'm going to try to clean things up a bit. It would be nice if there were a clean set of instructions with tips along the way for specialized setups.
On a related note... would anyone mind if some of the posts on this page were erased? There are a number of posts from 2007, 2008... --Arcanazar 13:22, 21 August 2010 (EDT)
I'm considering to do some editing and rewriting of this page, mainly in part "4 The Steps". The content would mostly stay the same, safe for some changes introduced with the newer versions of arch, where less console switching and module loading is needed. On the same subject should we drop, or move to a subsection, the parts related to versions 0.72 of arch?
Does anyone have objections to my plans, or should I just go ahead and we can revert back if it doesn't fit? WhiteMagic 12:56, 24 May 2007 (EDT)
- Clean up is really needed. Please someone with enough knowledge start the job. -- Fengchao (talk) 02:55, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
Discard/TRIM support for solid state disks (SSD)
Does leaving half the drive unpartitioned (to manually resize partition-table, LUKS and filesystems when needed) ease problems?
- That's an interesting question. Before the TRIM feature was added, this was the general advice to avoid degrading SSD performance over time due. I am not aware of a general answer to this, particularly since SSDs chipsets evolve considerably still. If someone has a link to up-to-date information (e.g. a comparison of pros/cons of discard and leaving empty space on a drive) that is very worthwile adding in my opinion. --Indigo (talk) 10:34, 30 September 2012 (UTC)
Altough the security limitation topic is already explained within other sections above I think there should be a small but explicit WarningBox about Discard/TRIM as once there already was. --Nonix (talk) 12:38, 28 September 2012 (UTC)
- The first two paras of that SSD trim section only talk about the security impacts and why it is not default. In my opinion that is enough. Add a regular sentence ala "As explained above in section ...", if you really feel it necessary. --Indigo (talk) 22:06, 29 September 2012 (UTC) I have added another sentence & link regarding TRIM issues, have a look if its better now in your view also. --Indigo (talk) 09:01, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
Suspend to disk instructions are insecure
They cause the swap encryption key to be picked up by mkinitcpio and stored on the unencrypted /boot partition, thus rendering the encryption useless. Better still, the suspend image contains the keys for any other encrypted partitions that were currently open too...
Unless someone thinks otherwise, I'm going to remove the stuff about key files and replace it with a warning not to do that. I think the approach using a password should be secure, and it's somewhat workable (at least in my setup with uresume): we can place the 'openswap' and 'uresume' hooks before 'encrypt' and rely on the above-mentioned keys in the suspend image to magically have the root unlocked once the resume is complete. Downside is typing two passwords during a normal boot - it's a quick fix for the current instructions at any rate.
There are a few other options, but probably the tidiest strategy would be to put root and swap (and anything else) on an encrypted LVM PV, then the 'encrypt' hook can unlock everything in one go. I guess that makes a mess if the VG contain other PVs which need decrypting too, but that's probably not an issue at least for laptop users. I've not tried this though.
Of course, ideally there'd be support for multiple volumes (preferably with a single password prompt) in the 'encrypt' hook.
--Jmawebb 19:44, 27 February 2010 (EST)
- Is there a fix for this yet? Maybe the luksSuspend function? --Revelation60 21:21, 20 December 2010 (GMT+1)
Luks and suspend2
Would it be worth adding a section on opening encrypted drives from the kernel command line, or more specifically on combining luks and suspend2? As far as I can tell opening a swap partition from crypttab doesn't make it available in time to resume from, but adding the following to a lilo append option does:
resume2=swap:/dev/mapper/swap cryptdevice=/dev/sda2:swap
I'm not sure if this is the correct/best way of doing this, though, and didn't see other documentation.
New cipher mode
Kernel 2.6.24 supports "aes-xts-plain" (instead of "cbc" or "lrw"). Waiting for kernel 2.6.24 to reach [core] (and new CD version), stay tuned :-) ekerazha 09:00, 6 February 2008 (EST)
- Sounds cool.
- If you can't wait you can get a livecd that has a 2.6.24 kernel (such as the daily builds of ubuntu). It worked for me. --inthemedium 10:14, 6 February 2008 (EST)
- Question: xts-plain VS xts-benbi --ekerazha 09:13, 13 April 2008 (EDT)
- -plain is the good one (specs: aes-xts-plain_specs.pdf from grouper.ieee.org) --ekerazha 13:00, 16 April 2008 (EDT)
- Note that after 26.09.2012 (revision 225227) the default luksFormat Instructions were changed back to cryptsetup's compiled in vanilla defaults. (aes-cbc-essiv / sha1) This has advantages in compatibility with older cryptsetup versions.
- explanatory statement:"Change luksFormat to default compiled in cypher, less typing for everyone, less CPU overhead and default for a reason."
- I added a table comparing and explaining the default options for a LUKS container with one single passphrase keyslot against example options in the #Using_LUKS_to_Format_Partitions_with_a_Passphrase-section.
- Everyone is welcome to adopt it in the keyfile or other sections on corresponding options. The format of the table is yust screwed together, improvements would be great!
- Question: I think the
-yswitch is deprecated as it is the compiled-in default at least for cryptsetup >=1.5. --Nonix (talk) 03:03, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
- Comment: Yeah, I tried it also, it seems to default to "y". I also looked at the google code revision, but could not find adhoc a definite statement plus in the current manpage it is still advised to use "y" with luksFormat. That's why I think we better leave that in for now not to provoke easy user errors. Thanks for looking over it!! (I was actually writing it up a couple of weeks after doing it - do correct what you think has to change. Thanks) --Indigo (talk) 15:52, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
- Question: I think the
Proposed update of the section 'Storing the key between MBR and 1st partition'
I tried to setup automatic mount of my LUKS encrypted
Add the temporary keyfile we created before with cryptsetup:
cryptsetup luksAddKey /dev/hda3 secretkey
That should return you output like this:
Enter any LUKS passphrase: key slot 0 unlocked. Command successful.
Next you'll have to write the key directly between MBR and first partition.
WARNING: you should only follow this step if you know what you are doing - it can cause data loss and damage your partitions or MBR on the stick!
If you have a bootloader installed on your drive you have to adjust the values. E.g. GRUB needs the first 16 sectors, you would have to replace seek=4 with seek=16; otherwise you would overwrite parts of your GRUB installation. When in doubt, take a look at the first 64 sectors of your drive and decide on your own where to place your key.
dd if=/dev/usbstick of=64sectors bs=512 count=64 # gives you copy of your first 64 sectors hexcurse 64sectors # determine free space
Write your key to the disk:
dd if=secretkey of=/dev/usbstick bs=512 seek=4
If everything went fine you can now overwrite and delete your temporary secretkey:
shred --remove --zero secretkey
You should not simply use rm as the keyfile would only be unlinked from your filesystem and be left physically intact.
Now you have to add a kernel parameter in your
/boot/grub/menu.lst (GRUB), it should look something like this:
kernel /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/hda3 ro vga=791 cryptkey=/dev/usbstick:2048:2048 cryptdevice=/dev/hda4:home
Format for the cryptkey option:
OFFSET and SIZE match in this example, but this is coincidence - they can differ (and often will). An other possible example could be (if you use skip=16 in the 'dd' command above to protect the bootloader)
kernel /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/hda3 ro vga=791 cryptkey=/dev/usbstick:8192:2048 cryptdevice=/dev/hda4:home
Format for the cryptdevice option:
The encrypted block device BLOCKDEVICE will then be mapped to
Note: You will _not_ need to have
/etc/crypttab setup for this device then (but maybe you want to use it for other encrypted devices where you want to enter the passphrase manually or e.g. use a keyfile stored on this afterwards decrypted partition)! But don't forget to activate the encrypt hook in
/etc/mkinitcpio.conf (_before_ the filesystems hook)
That's all, reboot and have fun! And look if your partitions still work after that ;-).
Backup of volume header
I think that its important to backup headers of your volumes. This should be mentioned in the wiki imo.
LVM2 and LUKS
I'm quite sure this section is misleading. You have to setup up encryption before LVM2 partitions on the decrypted device.
And you have to add the "encrypt" hook before the "lvm2" hook, because you need to make the decrypted device available before LVM2 imports volume groupe and makes logical volumes available.
Yet this chapter tends to tell the other way round. Is my English so bad ?
I agree.. I find this entire wiki article unnecessarily complicated .. this link for an LVM on top of an encrypted partition is MUCH!!! easier to follow, and for a laptop would be better. Arch Linux: LVM on top of an encrypted partition
- This section is misleading. What the author meant was if you encrypt the contents of LVM partitions, THEN you have to move the lvm2 hook before the encrypt hook. I made a few small changes, so other newbies (like me) don't end up with an unbootable system.
-- I also agree that the section needs a further overhaul, assuming here everyone commenting means the "Encrypting and LVM Setup" (because "LVM2 and LUKS" is not in the TOC). Having encrypt over (i.e. before) LVM is def the typical and easiest setup (and this should be expanded on more clearly in the wiki like in the link above I agree). However, all methods have a usecase. It depends what the user wants to achieve. Time permitting, the differences should be worked out. --Indigo (talk) 19:53, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
Prepare hard drive
The actual text is:
Skip the Partitioning and Auto-Prepare business and go straight to "Set Filesystem Mountpoints". When asked for your
/ (root) partition, do NOT select
/dev/sda3 as you normally would. Select
/dev/mapper/root instead. Similarly, use
/dev/mapper/home instead of
/dev/sda4 as the partition to be mounted as
/home. The same is valid for a swap partition which is set up like the home partition. Make sure you mount
/dev/sda1 as the
/boot partition or else the installer will not properly set up the bootloader.
but the Arch Linux installer says:
When asked for
/ (root) partition: is it
/dev/mapper/root or
/dev/mapper/lvm-root. I suppose it is the first one because the second one does not match.
Decryption of root during boot with the assistance of UDEV when key is stored on USB drive between MBR and 1st Partition
The instructions in the wiki were very helpful but a bit confusing/lacking when it comes to getting Decryption via USB keyfile stored between MBR and 1st Partition.
System_Encryption_with_LUKS#Storing_the_key_between_MBR_and_1st_partition makes references to
/dev/usbkey but the previous instructions aren't entirely clear on how to ensure your usb drive can always be found at this location.
When modifying your bootloader you will be unable to use /dev/disk/by-uuid because you are not referencing a filesystem. You wouldn't want to use /dev/sd[x] because this can and will change depending on what other drives and media you have connected during boot. The best bet is to create a udev rule that will exist in early userspace to alias your usb drive to an arbitrary name, in this case "usbkey". The rule must be added to the initial ramdisk so it can be read and processed to alias your drive at /dev/usbkey before root decryption is attempted via the key hidden on the drive.
System_Encryption_with_LUKS#Using_udev runs you through the initial steps you need to create a basic rule based on the USB drive's serial number. That is the very same rule I used. I named the rules file "62-usbkey.rules" and placed it in
Now modify
/etc/mkinitcpio.conf, look for the "FILES" section and add the udev rule that you created above:
# FILES # This setting is similar to BINARIES above, however, files are added # as-is and are not parsed in any way. This is useful for config files. # Some users may wish to include modprobe.conf for custom module options # like so: # FILES="/etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf" FILES="/etc/udev/rules.d/62-usbkey.rules"
Run mkinitcpio ala Mkinitcpio#Image_creation_and_activation and rebuild your ramdisk with the new udev rule you've included. You can now continue to follow the instructions in System_Encryption_with_LUKS#Storing_the_key_between_MBR_and_1st_partition to modify your bootloader and substitute references to "usbkey" to whatever you named your drive alias above.
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GRUB-Legacy/GRUB2 changes regarding the Kernel Line
Since GRUB-Legacy doesn't play that much of a role anymore it'd be advisable to exchange the explainations for adjusting the kernel line in the bootloader to the procedure used in GRUB2.
For example @ the last step of #With_suspend-to-disk_support
systemd addidtions
systemd requires lvm-on-cryptdevice.service active in order to open LVMs on cryptdevices that are not the root partition (which is handled by the initrd).
after 2012.07.15
What change with the new installation process and systemd change ? If I understand correctly parts related to /etc/rc.conf files are no longer useful but what's the correct way now ? thanks --Martvefun (talk) 00:27, 9 January 2013 (UTC) -> question and response asked[1]
- For reference - two more bbs threads covering the subject: with systemd and with a nice backup script--Indigo (talk) 20:07, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
Encrypted swap With suspend-to-disk support
Shouldn't the openswap hook go after the encrypt hook? Otherwise you have to always open the root device prior to the swap, even on resume.
- You meant to write ".. the openswap go before encrypt ..?" which sounds like a reasonable suggestion. Have you tried it? (I have not). Maybe it works still (without manual unlocking of root) because of the kernel parameter resume=.. In Debian it would go after, but there the key for swap is derived by the hook from the root master key (hence not input extra for swap, which is elegant).--Indigo (talk) 22:06, 6 February 2013 (UTC)


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The Stark Truth: Interview with Richard Smith
June 25, 2012
Robert interviews Richard Smith. Topics include:
- Hate crime hoaxes;
- Project Vanquish;
- How White racism is dead and is it time to disband the term "racist";
- Rise of European nationalism and a disscusion on radical vs moderate rhetoric;
- Interacial sex and personal rankings of girls by ethnicity;
- Racist "game" and the need to use humor.
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I consulted with Edison about all this and determined for me that it was better not to create a separate meter for the Model S, charge between 12 - 6 am (I'll probably plug in around 11 pm before going to bed), and pay the standard rate per minute.
Have you tried using SCE's online Plug-In Car Rate Assistant Tool?
You plug in some basic usage info and it spits out the best plan for your situation. I was surprised, I thought I would be better off with the Home+EV option but for me, turns out the dedicated EV meter would save me more.
I am switching to the single-meter House+EV time of use plan effective 1/22. As you mentioned, this plan offers a low rate during super off-peak hours between 12-6 am, however I am concerned about the extremely high Tier 2 peak usage rate of nearly $0.70 per kWh from 10am - 6pm on weekdays during the summer. If I am not successful in convincing my family to go easy on using the AC and appliances during the day in he summer, I may have to switch back to the standard residential plan to avoid handing over my entire paycheck to SCE, noting that you can only switch plans once every 12 months.
I've also heard that it could cost $1000 - $3000 to install a separate meter, in which case it may be worth considering the installation of solar panels.
Such gamesmanship from SCE, they are acting more like Casino operators everyday. I just don't trust them. I even thought of perhaps buy a natural gas generator dedicated to my future Tesla. I don't live in a place where Solar is a good option (to many trees). I have the distinct feeling that as we become more dependent on SCE (and other electric companies) they will have raise their prices to narrow the gap between what we spend now for fuel and what we save with an EV.
According to the Southern California website, it says they will install a 2nd meter at no additional costs as long as your home can support the electrical infrastructure. Wouldn't the TOU-EV-1 rate plan be the way to go if that is the case?
I just spoke w/ SCE. They will install a 2nd meter for free but first you have to install a 2nd panel and that may cost up to $2k. They are sending me a report analyzing the costs for me between the Home+EV plan and the 2nd meter plan. I was surprised to learn that the standard plan which I am on has no off-peak rate. I am a tier 5 user meaning any more electrical usage is going to be charged at the highest rate of .36. So thanks to the OP for getting me to look at this prior to receiving my MS in the next month or two.
Call solar City. They are installing panels on my house and then switching me to TOU +EV billing on a single meter. the solar will greatly offset the mid day peaks plus the charging. my bill will go from roughly $330 using tiers down to around $30 with 4.2kw and the TOU (based on solar city estimate). I did the pre-pay option to get the best rate, (8.9c/kwh).
" I often work in a home office and have the A/C on."
Business tax write-off, anyways. Partial offset.
I am with SCE as well, and after choosing the TOU-EV-1 plan (no extra meter or line), I just recently decided to invest in a home solar-power system. Although we don't have a huge home, our power bills with SCE are off the charts (deregulation...go figure).
Although I am saving serious money from not having to buy gasoline for my MS, I am just WAY to concerned about the future of our rates with SCE to not be proactive about it. At this point, with the addition of the MS, I estimated the solar-power system will pay for itself in five years or less.
I added a second 200A panel and a TOU-EV1 meter. My wife works nights so we need the house on the Rate D plan. Adding 12.5 CEC Watts of solar.
Important Update. As of January 2015, many EV owners are receiving letters from Southern California Edison informing us that the utility is cancelling the TOU-D-TEV rate plan. Their proposed alternatives will undermine the effectiveness of solar systems purchased by EV drivers. Why EV Owners with Solar Systems are having their investments compromised so soon and before we can recoup our investment is baffling. What is going on at the CPUC and the State of CA to allow this to happy? Please visit http://www.protectourrates.com to become educated and to let our State representatives know about this issue!


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– Swedish/First Hill one of only 89 hospitals in the country recognized for achievement in providing the highest quality care in America
SEATTLE, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Leapfrog Group's annual class of 'Top Hospitals' – just 89 from a field of nearly 1,200 – will be announced today in Baltimore, Md., and includes Swedish Medical Center/First Hill for the third year in a row. The announcement will take place at Leapfrog's Annual Meeting.
The Leapfrog Group is a coalition of public and private purchasers of employee health coverage – including Boeing and the Washington State Healthcare Authority – that was founded more than a decade ago to work for improvements in health-care safety, quality and affordability. The 'Top Hospital' designation, which is the most competitive national hospital quality award in the country, recognizes hospitals that deliver the highest quality care by preventing medical errors, reducing mortality for high-risk procedures, and reducing hospital readmissions for patients being treated for conditions like pneumonia and heart attack.
"The Leapfrog Top Hospital distinction is by far the most competitive award a hospital can receive. Leapfrog holds hospitals to the highest standards on behalf of our purchaser members and their employees. By achieving the Top Hospital accolade, Swedish/First Hill has demonstrated exemplary performance across all areas of quality and patient safety that are analyzed on the Leapfrog Hospital Survey. This hospital stands out as one consistently providing safe, high-quality care," said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group.
The 2012 list includes university and other teaching hospitals, children's hospitals and community hospitals in rural, suburban and urban settings. Selection is based on results of The Leapfrog Group's national survey that measures hospitals' performance in crucial areas of patient safety and quality. The results of the survey are posted on a web site open to patients, families, the public, employers and other purchasers of health care. It is the most complete picture available of a hospital's quality and safety. The web site is www.leapfroggroup.org/cp, which is also where a complete list of 2012 Leapfrog Top Hospitals can be viewed.
While numerous agencies and organizations collect and publicize hospital quality data, the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, now in its twelfth year, is the toughest standard-bearer and provides the most complete picture of a hospital's quality and safety. The survey focuses on three critical areas of hospital care: 1. How patients fare; 2. Resource use; And 3. Management structures in place to prevent errors. In each of these three areas, Leapfrog asks hospitals to report on nationally standardized measures so health-care consumers can compare hospitals in their community and across the country.
In addition, hospitals are measured on their progress in preventing infections and other hospital-acquired conditions as well as adopting policies on the handling of serious medical errors, among other things.
"We are so proud to accept the Top Hospital Award from the Leapfrog Group for a third year in a row. Our Swedish/First Hill campus continues to set a high standard in health-care quality and patient safety across the country," said Mary Gregg, M.D., Swedish's director of Quality and Patient Safety. "This award reinforces our tireless work to provide the best care to our patients."
Dr. Gregg added that although Swedish Medical Center/Ballard is not eligible for the Top Hospital Award because it doesn't provide intensive-care services, just last week that campus received an 'A' Hospital Safety Score from the Leapfrog Group based on preventable medical errors, injuries, accidents, and infections.
Three representatives from Swedish traveled to Baltimore to receive the Top Hospital Award. They included Chief Medical Officer John Vassall, M.D.; Director of Quality and Patient Safety Mary Gregg, M.D.; and Quality and Patient Safety Data Analyst Mike Weidemann.
About Swedish
Founded in 1910, Swedish is the largest non-profit health provider in the Greater Seattle area. It is comprised of five hospital campuses (First Hill, Cherry Hill, Ballard, Edmonds and Issaquah); ambulatory care centers in Redmond and Mill Creek; and Swedish Medical Group, a network of more than 100 primary-care and specialty clinics located throughout the Greater Puget Sound area. In addition to general medical and surgical care including robotic-assisted surgery, Swedish is known as a regional referral center, providing specialized treatment in areas such as cardiovascular care, cancer care, neuroscience, orthopedics, high-risk obstetrics, pediatric specialties, organ transplantation and clinical research. For more information, visit www.swedish.org, www.swedishcares.org, www.facebook.com/swedishmedicalcenter, or www.twitter.com/swedish.
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Providence Health & Services is a not-for-profit Catholic health care ministry committed to providing for the needs of the communities it serves – especially for those who are poor and vulnerable. In 2012, Providence affiliated with Swedish Health Services, expanding both organizations' ability to carry out their individual missions. With this affiliation, the combined scope of services includes 32 hospitals, 350 physician clinics, senior services, supportive housing and many other health and educational services. The health system employs more than 64,000 people across five states – Alaska, California, Montana, Oregon and Washington – with its system office located in Renton, Washington. In 2011, Providence provided more than $651 million in community benefit, including nearly $204 million in free and discounted care for those who could not afford to pay for care. Providence Health & Services continues a tradition of caring that the Sisters of Providence began more than 155 years ago. In 2011, Swedish provided more than $145 million in community benefit in Western Washington. Together, Providence and Swedish are working to improve quality, increase access and reduce the cost of care in all of the communities they serve. For more information, visit www.providence.org.
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Production of the Mustang started in Dearborn, Michigan on March 9, 1964 and the automobile was presented to the public on April 17, 1964 at the New York World's Fair. It is Ford's 3rd oldest nameplate presently in production. Original sales projections forecasted less than 100,000 units for the first year. This mark was gone beyond in 3 months from rollout. Another 318,000 would be offered during the model year (a record), and in its very first eighteen months, more than one million Mustangs were developed. Looking for Mustangs for sale in Valley Springs AR is easy now. Just use the internet to search for them near you.
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All these were VIN-identified as 1965 models, but a number of changes were made at the standard opening of the brand-new design year (start August 1964), consisting of the addition of back-up lights on some models, the introduction of generators to replace generators, and an upgrade of the V8 engine from 260 cu into 289 cu in. In the case of a minimum of some six-cylinder Mustangs fitted with the 101 hp 170 cu in Falcon engine, the rush into production included some unusual peculiarities, such as a horn ring bearing the 'Ford Falcon' logo design beneath a trim ring emblazoned with 'Ford Mustang.' These characteristics made sufficient difference to warrant designation of the 121,538 earlier ones as "1964 1/2" model-year Mustangs, a difference that has actually sustained with perfectionists. Buy Classic Mustangs in Valley Springs AR and live the muscle car dream.
The 1973 OPEC oil embargo brought with it more rigid contamination laws and the desire for fuel-efficiency. This was also the very first time in vehicle history that the Huge 3 were needing to compete with imports. The new Mustang II was smaller than the first version but, due to the added devices needed to meet brand-new United States emission and safety policies, was heavier than the first model. Performance was lowered and in the first year only 385,993 cars were sold. Second generation Mustangs were readily available in between 1974 and 1978 and offered in a coupe and hatchback variation. 1979 the Mustang was revamped a 3rd time. This time it was based on the larger Fox platform and the interior was actually large enough for four people. The trunk was larger and so was the engine bay. The body designs readily available included a coupe, hatchback and in 1983 a convertible. In 1979 the 3rd generation Mustang functioned as an Indianapolis 500 rate automobile and Ford built 10,478 celebratory reproductions. The third generation Mustangs were produced from 1979 to 1982. Now has never been a better time to buy the Ford Mustang Of Your Dreams in Valley Springs AR with special collector financing available.
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Go Behind-the-Scenes of Rihanna's River Island Collection [VIDEO]
Rihanna is one of the most fashionable starlets on the planet, so it was only a matter of time before she started designing her own collections. The Bajan beauty is taking her Navy behind the scenes of her new River Island collection in a new video for Vogue.
"I have wanted to design my own fashion label for a very long time," Rihanna said. (We did too!) "This has been something I wanted to do ever since I started loving fashion. Every time I saw something on a rack there was something I wanted to do to change it, and so I thought that the only way I could do that is by designing the perfect thing for me." Smart!
Rihanna, rocking a black cap, tank and fierce gold necklaces, explained why she chose to work specifically with River Island, considering tons of other outlets were likely knocking on her designer door. "Teaming up with River Island, designing clothes for young women who have young and sassy personalities, that's what I wanted to do," she said. It's fitting for the outspoken singer!
As for the vibe she tries to achieve with her looks? Rihanna said simply, "It's casual, it's chic, it's flirty. Style is definitely inspired by my mood."


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Monilo is a brand new product that allows business contact details to be sent to customers' mobile phones (as an SMS) and added to their address books automatically. Monilo is available as a button which is added to website contact pages, and will be free for customers to use. Users click on the button, enter their mobile number, and the contact details for the business get sent straight to their mobile phone. It means that the user doesn't have to key the details in or write them down.
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NEW YORK (AP) — A joint effort by five major central banks to support Europe's financial system set off a rally in U.S. stocks Thursday. Gold plunged and Treasury yields rose as traders sold the safest investments. Markets in Europe soared.
The European Central Bank, the U.S. Federal Reserve and three other central banks said Thursday they would provide European banks with unlimited dollar loans. The aim is to fend off worries that the banks could be weakened by their holdings of government bonds from Greece and other struggling European countries.
"It's a pretty powerful action," said Brian Gendreau, senior investment strategist at Cetera Financial Group. "And it's another piece of news that leads you to think the crisis in Europe could be on the road to resolution."
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 186.45 points, or 1.7 percent, to close at 11,433.18.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 20.43 points, 1.7 percent, to 1,209.11. The index has jumped 4.8 percent this week but is still 10 points short of where it started the month.
Worries that European banks would struggle to borrow dollars have hung over markets in recent weeks. It's a key element in the European debt crisis, rooted in the fear that cash-strapped governments in Greece and Italy won't pay back their debts. European banks hold large amounts of debt issued by Greece and Italy, which they use as collateral to borrow dollars. The danger is that banks could lose their ability to raise money when other lenders won't take the collateral.
Europe's main stock markets jumped on the news. Germany's DAX and France's CAC-40 gained 3 percent. The euro rose against the dollar as confidence in Europe's shared currency increased.
Gold plunged $45, or 2.5 percent, to settle at $1,781 an ounce. Treasury prices fell, pushing their yields up. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which is used to set interest rates on a wide variety of loans, rose to 2.08 percent.
The Nasdaq rose 34.52 points, 1.3 percent, to 2,607.07. The index has jumped 5.6 percent so far this week and is up 1.1 percent in September. The Dow is down 1.6 percent this month, the S&P 0.8 percent.
Daniel Alpert, managing partner at Westwood Capital in New York, said the stock market has been overreacting to Europe's debt crisis, swinging in response to each new development. "
Every time there's news out of Europe that's not bad, the market reacts positively, and that's occurring on almost a nightly basis," he said. "You'd think the U.S. economy might be part of what the market trades on, but the fact of the matter is, today and recently, it's all been about Europe."
A move by just the Fed or the European central bank alone wouldn't have been nearly as effective in restoring confidence in European lenders. Traders that had laid bets against European banks may now think twice about doing so again, Gendreau said. "It's the rare speculator that wants to go up against a slew of central banks and all their resources," he said.
Bank stocks led the market higher. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. rose 3 percent to $107.97. Bank of America Corp. rose 4 percent to $7.33, the largest gain of the 30 stocks in the Dow. Morgan Stanley jumped 7 percent to $16.59 after reporting that its chairman, John Mack, would step down at the end of the year.
The stock market's gains were tempered by a mixed batch of economic reports. First-time claims for unemployment benefits rose by 11,000 to 428,000 last week. Economists had forecast a decrease. The New York and Philadelphia branches of the Federal Reserve also reported weak manufacturing in their respective regions.
On the positive side, factory output rose 0.5 percent in August, after increasing 0.6 percent in July. Autos and related products increased 2.6 percent, evidence that supply chain disruptions stemming from the Japan earthquake continued to ease.
None of the reports was compelling enough to change anyone's view about the economy, Gendreau said. The market still appears evenly split between those who believe the US is headed for a long stretch of slow growth and those who think it's about to slide into a recession.
Among stocks making big moves, HCA Holdings soared 12 percent to $20.84 after the largest U.S. hospital chain said it would buy back more than $1 billion of its stock from Bank of America.
Research in Motion Ltd. plummeted 16 percent in after-hours trading. The maker of BlackBerry mobile devices reported earnings and sales that came in far below Wall Street's estimates. The company faces tough competition from Apple Inc.'s iPhone and phones that use Google Inc.'s Android software.
The Swiss bank UBS plunged 10 percent to $11.41 on news that a trader could cost the bank as much as $2.2 billion. Switzerland's largest bank warned that it could post a loss for the quarter as a result of the unauthorized trade.
Netflix fell 18 percent to $169.25, the biggest drop among stocks in the S&P 500 index, after the company said it expects fewer people to subscribe to its DVD-by-mail service as well as its streaming movie service.


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Fans of the fearsome twosome can watch their porn doubles get it on behind bars this September.
"Pirates" Stuntman Sues DisneyStuntman Anthony Angelotti is aaaaarghuing with Walt Disney and the producers of "Pirates of the Caribbean" over injuries he allegedly sustained while working on the film. Sue me down!
As reported in the L.A. Times yesterday, Angelotti recently sued Disney for injuries he claims he suffered while working on the "Pirates" sequels, "Dead Man's Chest" and "At World's End" as Johnny Depp's stunt double. During a performance of the "human yo-yo stunt," says Angelotti, he sustained serious injuries to his pelvis, legs and bladder. The stunt simulates a fall from 80 feet. Worse than walking the plank!
TMZ has exclusively obtained a copy of the lawsuit, which alleges that Disney failed to properly supervise and carry out the "human yo-yo" and as a result, Angelotti's endured physical and emotional pain, as well as lost wages and work. Man overboard! The case goes to court this December. Arrrrrgggggggghhhh!
Heidi and Spencer Strike AgainBoobtastic "Hills" princess Heidi Montag struck out against former BFF Lauren Conrad in an interview with Philadelphia radio station Q102 yesterday. The pneumatic blonde and her attention-whoring fiance Spencer Pratt lashed out against Conrad, report Us Weekly. Said Montag, of her former friend and roomie, "I think it's really pathetic that she's so obsessed with my life and my relationship. I think she needs to concentrate on something else, it's sad." Pot calling kettle much?
Then Montag quashed any hope of a reconciliation by saying "I never could be friends with a low-life like that."
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Famous fictional secret agents and spies abound, from James Bond and Simon Templar to Jason Bourne and Jack Ryan, but John le Carré's brilliant creation George Smiley might just be the best of them all. Our top sale last month was a signed first edition of Call for the Dead, the author's first novel from 1961 and a landmark book in 1960s' literature.
The book is a Cold War tale of East German spies and their deeds while serving undercover in Britain. It begins with the suicide of a British civil servant. Readers learn about Smiley's character, his background and his role within the 'Circus' – le Carré's name for the MI6 intelligence unit. David Cornwell, le Carré's real name, was working for M15 when he wrote Call for the Dead, which explains his use of a pseudonym.
Smiley appears in eight novels published between 1961 and 1990. The Spy Who Came into the Cold, released in 1963, became a massive worldwide bestseller and turned both le Carré (and Smiley) into a major force in literature. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, published 11 years later, was also immensely popular.
Smiley is very different from that other famous MI6 operative - James Bond. Although both are flawed, Bond rarely experiences ethical dilemmas while Smiley weighs his decisions very careful. Smiley is not glamorous, never stands out in a crowd and is badly mistreated by his unfaithful wife. The character may have been inspired by one of Cornwell's tutors at Oxford, Rev. Vivian Green, who was famous for his brainpower.
Last month's list of expensive sales also includes a Box of Pin-Ups, the famous but scarce photography book by David Bailey, which sold for £9,196. In March, a similar copy sold for £5,700. Bailey is still going strong. Last month, his new portrait of Queen Elizabeth II was released in honour of her 88th birthday.
2. Box of Pin-Ups by David Bailey - £9,196
Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 1965, this is Bailey's debut masterpiece – a soft cover first edition. Bailey was just 27 at the time. The photo-book contains 36 images of celebrities and socialites from the Swinging Sixties, including Terence Stamp, The Beatles, Michael Caine, Mick Jagger (on the cover in a fur hoodie), Jean Shrimpton, P.J. Proby, Rudolph Nureyev, Cecil Beaton, Andy Warhol and East End mobsters, the Kray Twins. Box of Pin-ups was not published in the USA due to the presence of the Krays in the book. The book shot Bailey to international stardom.
3. A postcard signed by Mohandas Gandhi - £6,564
An autograph postcard to the opera singer Marie Antoinette Sher-Gil, whose daughter, the painter Amrita Sher-Gil, had died on the 5 December 1941: "Dear Sister, I was sorry to learn about your daughter's death. May God give you strength to bear the loss."
4. Beschreibung und Abbildung der kunstlichen Nester und Eier der Vogel, welche inder Schweiz, in Deutschland und den Angranzenden Handern Bruten by Heinrich Rudolf Schinz - £6,123
A book depicting birds' eggs and nests in Germany and Switzerland, published in Zurich in 1819 with 74 full-page hand-coloured engravings. A very rare book.
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The complete works of Voltaire, France's great writer, philosopher and thinker (1694-1778). His real name was François-Marie Arouet. Printed between 1784 and 1789, these books in French are bound in full mottled calf.
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8.= The Story of the Glittering Plain by William Morris - £4,447
The first book printed at Morris' Kelmscott Press in 1891. One of 200 copies. It contains the engraved bookplate of William Morris Society co-founder Freeman Bass. Bound in stiff vellum with gilt lettering on the spine. A fine copy, The Story of the Glittering Plain is a fantasy novel.
8.= A Good Man Is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor - £4,447
A fine first edition signed by the author on the title page, complete with its dust jacket. Published in 1955, this is an advance review copy with a review slip. A Good Man Is Hard to Find is a collection of short stories.
10. The Works of Shakespeare (15 vols) - £3,936
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selected works
professional books for classroom teachers
Writers ARE Readers
In Writers ARE Readers, the mutually supportive roles of reading and writing are made visible through the idea of "flipsides": how reader's insights can be turned around to provide insights into his own writing, and vice versa. Lester and Reba's trademark engaging style is woven throughout chapters full of sample lessons, student writing samples, and recommended texts for maximizing the flipped concept across the year.
The Writing Teacher's Troubleshooting Guide
The 1970s' VW Beetle Owner's Manual found in the glove compartment of every Bug gave drivers security in knowing that whatever went wrong, there was always a quick fix to get them back on the road. The Writing Teacher's Troubleshooting Guide uses the same clear, concise format to offer practical ideas for helping students who may be out of gas, idling for too long,or just plain stuck in a rut. Lester and Reba first help you "notice and name" particular struggles that writers may have, identify possible causes, and then offer specific tools to nudge writers toward their next level of development. Their vast knowledge & appreciation for children's literature is showcased in the mentor texts they suggest to support your teaching. Don't let minor breakdowns stall your student's writing journey. With the Writing Teacher's Troubleshooting Guide in your back pocket, you'll always have a quick repair to keep them moving forward.
Professional books for classroom teachers
Bullying Hurts: Teaching Kindness Through Read Alouds and Guided Conversations
Bullying Hurts is not your same-old antibullying guide. Lester and Reba show how the read aloud, a familiar and proven instructional technique, can be used as a powerful way to neutralize bullying behaviors, create community in the classroom, and help you meet the Common Core State Standards all at the same time. Bullying Hurts does more than help children gain insights and language needed to confront and neutralize the behaviors of bullies. It convinces us that by working together, we really can prevent bullying.
Children's Literature
Three Hens and a Peacock
Review from Publishers Weekly: Three Hens and a Peacock Lester L. Laminack, illus. by Henry Cole, Peachtree, $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-56145-564-5 What might have been an ordinary be-yourself story is enhanced by Laminack's (Snow Day!) surprisingly thoughtful storytelling. Three hens on the Tuckers' farm are sick with envy when a peacock shows up and attracts the attention of passersby, drawing customers and electrifying the farm's roadside stand business. Laminack characterizes the hens with a fine ear for their Golden Girls outrage; they sound quite human. "We do all the work around here," fumes one. "I'd like to see that peacock lay one single egg." "Exactly," agrees another. "He just struts around screaming." The hens trade places with the peacock, dressing up in beads and ribbons and trying to attract customers--with predictable results. The warmth of the story is a bit overshadowed by the goggle eyes of Cole's (One Pup's Up) barnyard characters; the illustrations go for big guffaws and slapstick instead, and largely succeed. The final spreads--which suggest further complications with the arrival of an ostrich--add a final touch of humor, effectively keeping the book from feeling message-heavy. Ages 4–8. (Mar.)
Snow Day!
Just the possibility of a snow, the mere mention of snow in the forecast can send the imagination spinning. Children (of all ages) will delight in the anticipation of a day with lots and lots of snow and----NO SCHOOL!
Jake's 100th Day of School
The 100th Day of School is a BIG event for young children everywhere. And Jake, like most children has been working on his very special collection for a long time. But in the excitement of the big day Jake rushes out to catch the bus and leaves something very important behind. Find out how a very caring principal helps save the day.
Saturdays and Teacakes
A heartwarming tribute to the love of a grandmother and the importance of making memories.
The Sunsets of Miss Olivia Wiggins
"...tender depiction of a life well-lived, which speaks to the value of maintaining loving relationships, even when they are altered by Alzheimer's disease."
Trevor's Wiggly-Wobbly Tooth
Although he is happy about having a loose tooth, Trevor worries when his classmates tell him some of the ways others might try to pull out the tooth.
Professional Books for Classroom Teachers
Spelling In Use
A close look at spelling instruction and assessment in the writing workshop
The Writing Workshop Working through the Hard Parts (and they're all hard parts)
A thorough overview of establishing and maintaining the writing workshop in the K-6 classroom
Learning Under the Influence of Language and Literature
Reading Aloud Across the Curriculum: How to Build Bridges in Language Arts, Math Science, and Social Studies
Bringing picture books and read-aloud into the curriculum to build vocabulary and both broaden and deepen conceptual frameworks for units of study in the content areas.
Cracking Open the Author's Craft: Teaching the Art of Writing
You'll find 14 ready-to-use mini-lessons to introduce your students to techniques and literary elements. Carefully selected anchor texts provide inspiration for exploring each technique and element. In addition, a professional workshop to use on your own or with colleagues will deepen your own knowledge base. This "workshop-in-a-book," also perfect for literacy coaches and teacher leaders, demonstrates how to read like a writer, identify "craft moves," and form theories about why the moves were made. The DVD features Lester explaining how writers practice audible and visual craft, using "Satudays and Teacakes" to illustrated both. The DVD also includes downloadable forms that you can share with your students to explore author's craft and to monitor their evolving understanding. Use the DVD to have Lester talk directly to the class, or use the book to present the lessons yourself. Either method will help you teach your students to develop their own "craft moves," which will enliven and refine their writing.
Climb Inside a Poem: Reading and Writing Poetry Across the Year
A year long focus on poetry for the K-2 classroom. Includes a big book of original poetry and two guide books to create a poetry environment, a focus on reading poetry and a formal unit of study on writing poetry.
Unwrapping the Read Aloud: Making Every Read AloudIntentional and Instructional
The premise is simple yet potent: you can make every read aloud intentional, so the book becomes the richest opportunity imaginable for not only inspiring your students with the magic of story but also stretching them instructionally. With Lester as your guide, you'll learn how to help your students observe and explore what the author did, how he or she did it and why.
Quick Links
Click here for Lester's Mammaw Thompson's teacake recipe.
Peachtree publishes Lester's books for children. This is one of the many places you can go to purchase books written by Lester. Click here to find out more about booking an author for your school or event and/or to find out more about the many great book
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Heinemann is the publisher of some of Lester's books for teachers. Click here to find out more about professional books or booking a speaker for professional development events.
Scholastic is the publisher of two of Lester's professional books and DVDs
Authors Guild
Bullying Hurts: Teaching Kindness Through Read Alouds and Guided Conversations
"Perhaps the most important skill one should acquire to be ready for any college or any career, to be a productive part of any community, is kindness. In Bullying Hurts, Lester and Reba remind us of the critical importance of teaching kindness and then they do better than that: they take us into classrooms and show us, step-by-step and book-by-book, how we can sues literature to help students become the empathetic, caring, kind people this world desperately needs. you won't just read this book, you'll use it." Kylene Beers


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Get tips from cancer survivors Kelsey Hill, Sarah Cromer and Rachel Asher in Bald and Beautiful
In Keeping Up Appearances, you'll learn how breast cancer survivors Kate Muir and Diane Argyle coped with the changes their cancer made to their bodies.


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Tuesday, July 7, 2009
A Good Distraction
I've come up with what I hope to be several entertaining shows. So far, we have tickets to Ka at the MGM Grand, Penn & Teller at the Rio, and Carrot Top at the Luxor. I've seen Carrot Top before and his show is pretty edgy and funny and something that I know my son will especially enjoy. I have a couple more shows in mind, but I think we're going to wait until we get there to purchase the tickets. There's always Tickets4Tonight for cheap, last minute show tickets. I'm just afraid that after three shows, we'll have had enough and opt to do something else instead. I'm also looking forward to having dinner at Hugo's Cellar at the Four Queens in Downtown. I've been there before and the atmosphere is just lovely and very old school Vegas. Can't wait!
If you have any suggestions for fun things to see or do in Vegas (other than the standard touristy stuff), I would love to know.
Take care, everyone!
13 comments:
- Janine said...
I wish you a super time in Las Vegas.
If you are going to gamble take care, that you win! LOL
All the best, Lettie
- Tue Jul 07, 03:26:00 PM 2009
- NanaKaren said...
Have fun in Vegas! Hope you win and not lose!
I love the flower at the top of this post...interesting.
- Tue Jul 07, 04:35:00 PM 2009
- Karen said...
The purple flower is very pretty and creative.
- Tue Jul 07, 04:36:00 PM 2009
- sweetiepie said...
I love Vegas, but I haven't been there for 5 years. Have a great vacation.
- Tue Jul 07, 06:04:00 PM 2009
- Kristin said...
That sounds like an awesome trip. Have fun.
- Tue Jul 07, 07:29:00 PM 2009
- Red Geranium Cottage said...
Have a good time Arlette!!! VIVA LAS VEGAS!!!!!!!!
- Tue Jul 07, 09:58:00 PM 2009
- Angela said...
I love Hugo's Cellar! It is my favorite place for dinner in Vegas.
I also enjoy riding the Coney Island Coaster at New York New York. It's amazing at night!
Have a great time!
- Thu Jul 09, 08:13:00 AM 2009
- Mom2fur said...
Wish I could see Penn & Teller's show. My oldest son and I are big fans!
Have fun in Vegas!
- Thu Jul 09, 12:31:00 PM 2009
- Stephanie D. said...
I love Vegas! It was much easier to go when we lived in Albuquerque. It's been 6 1/2 years now.
Have a great time! If the Blue Man Group still has a show, I really enjoyed theirs! Not a fan of Carrot Top myself, but there's still so much to see and do!
- Fri Jul 10, 11:29:00 PM 2009
- Zlaty said...
Have fun in Vegas! I have never been there but any vacation is well deserved!
- Sat Jul 11, 09:46:00 AM 2009
- Connie Gail said...
Hope that you have a wonderful time in Las Vegas - a relaxing one at that! Look forward to 'seeing' you again...:O)
- Sat Jul 11, 08:20:00 PM 2009
- Carrie P. said...
Have fun. I have never been to Vegas.
- Sun Jul 12, 10:02:00 AM 2009
- Taryn said...
Hope you enjoy Vegas. We saw Ka (maybe last year) and really enjoyed it.
- Mon Jul 13, 04:42:00 PM 2009


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How does one check/adjust the choke? I understand the need for the gap check on the choke plate when closed. It is about 9/32". Are there other adjustments to check? This is the original style choke, not electric.
You posted as I was typing. .060 is a large gap ,more than we run on the race car.
Dont touch the gas it just cranks and cranks, but you can hold it wide open and it just cranks and cranks..
well i had time to look at mine this weeked.. first off i only know a little about carbs, #1, if you take one apart make sure your kids arnt around or it will never go back together! Anyway, i had a freind help me and pretty much the carb needs help. the choke is electric and has been bypassed. then for the stumbling he adjusted a buch of stuff with no help. next it was take apart and cleaned, no help either.. He said from the looks of it, i need a accelorator pump, a cam something, and a few other things... So i think im just going to buy a new carb that isnt a eletric choke and a vacuum secondary,