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Fuel System - How ToWritten by Douglas Glad on December 1, 2007 Contributors: Barry Grant Fuel Systems This story has all the math and goodies for your next fuel-pump install so you'll do it once and get it right.
If you have been following the CC/Rambler project, you might have noticed that we've made 480 hp and run 12.06 at 112 mph using a completely original fuel system. It has the crappy stock 31/48-inch pickup in the tank with original fuel lines and a Jeep Cherokee mechanical fuel pump. It works just fine, so we are going to fix it.
The next huge step for the car has always been nitrous oxide. We geared it high so we could add 1,000 rpm in the traps and bench-built the car with 150-, 250-, and 500-shots so we could visualize the schrapnel bouncing out of the 904 transmission. Good times. We also have a gnarly Tim Hogan intake manifold that we've been trying to install on the car in between differential explosions, paint jobs, transmission deaths, and drinking beer on the couch on Sundays instead of working on the car.
Before we can plumb in the happy gas and the corresponding timers and such, we have to rig up a fuel system that will both feed the existing engine and be upgradable as we put more power to the ground. The fuel systems we are going to address in this article are for carbureted cars, because that's what we think most of you guys are using. We are also going to talk a little theory so you can apply what we've discovered here to your street machine. Check it.
Fuel PumpsThe very first thing you are going to need to know is how fast you want to go. If you don't care about going fast, you need to know how much horsepower you're making or want to make. If you don't have access to an engine dyno, you can rely on Desktop Dyno from Comp Cams or a similar program to get into the ballpark. We have, and it works.
The 370-inch V-8 in the Rambler makes 480 hp at 6,000 rpm, so we can fit that number into a handy formula, 2 (flywheel hp x brake-specific fuel consumption (BSFC) / 6) = gph, to calculate the needs of the engine in gallons per hour (gph). This formula is an industry standard that takes into consideration g-loads and friction losses in the lines.
What is BSFC? A gasoline-powered, naturally aspirated engine uses roughly 0.5 pounds of fuel to make 1 hp for 1 hour at WOT. The calculation is
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Obviously you are going to need an engine dyno with a fuel-flow meter to get both parts of the equation, or you can guess using a rule of thumb developed from thousands and thousands of previous dyno runs. For the purpose of selecting a fuel pump, the BSFC range varies from 0.38 for an extremely efficient racing engine with great cylinder heads to 0.65 for an engine with a turbo or blower. If you take the average of these two numbers, you get 0.515, which is why everyone uses 0.5 for this calculation when a dyno sheet isn't available.
We used the formula and ended up with 80 gph as the requirement for a fuel pump: 2 (480 flywheel hp x 0.5 BSFC / 6) = 80. We checked the lineup of mechanical fuel pumps from sources like Holley and found that the pump with an advertised rating of 80 gph actually flowed slightly less than 40 gph at 6,000 rpm and 4.5 psi. This is because the advertised number is based on zero-pressure free flow and, as Sesame Street taught us years ago, as pressure increases, flow decreases. Considering that a high-performance engine with a carburetor requires 6-8 psi, this is clearly not enough pump. Instead, we looked to Holley part number 12-327-13. That pump is rated at 130 gph free flow and pumps 85 gph at 4.5 psi and 6,000 rpm. We know this because these pumps are accompanied by a flow chart in the Holley catalog. Using the chart, you can see how much fuel the pump is actually capable of pumping at a certain pressure and rpm.
Mechanical Or Electric?That raises the next question. Should you use a mechanical pump or an electric one? This is a money issue first and a car-design issue second. If you are making the kind of power we are, the mechanical pump is the less expensive option. The pump mentioned earlier retails for $85.95 and, according to the math, can feed right around 500 hp. The inlet and outlet are also tapped for 31/48-inch line, so you can use your stock fuel system (unless your car is equipped with 51/416-inch stuff; then you should upgrade that anyway). There are mechanical pumps out there that will pump up to 225 gph and feed 675 hp, but you will need to buy a regulator and some AN fittings and lines, so be sure to factor those into the total cost.
There is also driver preference. Circle track guys like it when the mechanical fuel pump quits when the engine dies so that if they flip the car, the pump isn't glugging fuel all over the hot parts while they are headfirst in the clay. Street machine guys usually like to hear that pump whirring away and see the filter or the pump itself mounted next to the fuel cell. It's cool. Drag racers like to know that when the engine is on, the fuel pump is at maximum pressure and ready to go on a hard launch. Electric-pumps start at maximum pressure and flow, and flow drops as pressure increases. Mechanical pumps start at low flow and increase with rpm. Because of that, the mechanical pump uses and delivers fuel based on demand.
In our case we are going to be pumping up the horsepower to 550 or so, feeding a tunnel-ram, and eventually running a parallel nitrous system. The stock fuel tank hits the differential and leaks, so we are going to either install a fuel cell or get a replacement tank and add a sump. All of this leads us to a trunk-mounted electric pump for easy access and track maintenance. We also like the mechanical noise and the glamor.
Return or dead head?The term "dead head" simply means that the fuel in the system does not recirculate back to the gas tank from the front of the car. A return system recycles fuel back to the tank using either a bypass at the fuel pump or at the regulator.
Engines with mechanical pumps can use dead-head systems because fuel pressure only increases with rpm and the design of the pump only allows as much fuel into the pressure side of the system as is needed by the carburetor. Although there are some factory musclecar-era machines that use a return system, most do not for this reason. We ran a mechanical pump with no return line for two years and, even though we drove it to Vegas in scorching heat, never had a fuel-related problem.
When you add an electric pump to a dead-head system, fuel is constantly working against the pressure regulator or being bypassed within the fuel pump itself, causing extra heat and sometimes air to be forced into the system. The more of each you add, the closer you get to the point where the fuel becomes so hot that it turns to vapor and stops being delivered to the engine. On a car that sees the street and long road trips, the result is trouble. This situation also causes a pressure drop, as the needle and seat open to fill the bowls of the carburetor, and constant starting and stopping of fuel flow. These problems are why factory fuel-injected cars with electric pumps always use a return system.
A typical Barry Grant (BG) return system works by pumping fuel pressure to the regulator mounted downstream of the carb. Since the regulator will be set to provide 6-8 psi, the unused fuel will be sent back to the gas tank or fuel cell. This ensures that the fuel is constantly flowing and that fresh, cool fuel is always available at the carburetor. Another advantage to the return system is that the fuel pressure is the same throughout the system, eliminating pressure drops between the regulator and the carbs and ensuring that fuel-pressure settings remain constant under load.
If you are stubborn and want a dead-head-style system or are clicking off 1.20 60-foot times in a trailered race car, BG offers the BG400 pump, which has an externally adjustable bypass right at the pump that can return fuel to a rear-mounted fuel cell or tank. It's really not designed for street use, but for burger-stand guys and short trips, there is a power stepdown box that will cut the voltage to the pump so it will not overheat. A toggle switch is used to put it into street driving mode, then a throttle switch takes the system back to full voltage at WOT. Pretty neat.
If you still insist on trying a dead-head system, there is the Enduro series from BG, which allows you to run a big electric pump on the street. The trick is an internal bypass and a fuel-cooled gerotor-style motor. The King, Mighty, and Speed Enduro pumps can feed 2,000-, 750-, and 500hp engines respectively and can also be hooked to an additional aluminum heat sink if necessary for additional abuse.
RegulatorsAt the very low end of the fuel pump spectrum you can find fuel pumps that don't require a pressure regulator of any kind. They are the mechanical pumps that provide less than 110 gph free flow and don't build pressure much higher than about 8 psi, and electric pumps that provide less than 100 gph free flow and don't build pressure above 7 psi. If you need more pump, you need a regulator.
Using Holley carburetors as an example, the needle-and-seat assembly can control fuel flow up to about 8 psi. Any more than that and unregulated fuel will flood the bowl, enter the carb through the venturi as it pours out of the vent tubes, and stall the car at idle or create a huge rich condition at full throttle. The regulator simply uses spring pressure to regulate fuel pressure. There is a screw or Allen bolt on top of the regulator that when turned clockwise adds preload to the spring, increasing the amount of pressure required to unseat the regulator. A dead-head-style regulator simply stops fuel from flowing when the valve is closed. A return-style regulator allows fuel to flow back into the tank. There are several sizes available, but the basic breakdown is for either 31/48-inch or 11/42-inch fuel line. There are also four-port regulator dead heads for tunnel-rams and single-return styles for multiple carbureted street machines.
When using return-style regulators, it's important that the return line is within one size of the feed line. If the line is too small, fuel will not be able to return to the tank fast enough and you will not be able to lower the fuel pressure at the feed line no matter how many times you turn the screw.
Since every pressure regulator has fuel pressure versus spring pressure vented to atmosphere, you can run a fitting to manifold pressure. On boost, the extra atmosphere will increase fuel pressure at a 1:1 ratio. Nitrous guys should have a separate fuel system for safety reasons. If the main fuel system fails at full throttle, the nitrous will still be spraying. With a separate line you can run a safety switch that kills the nitrous when fuel pressure drops below a predetermined limit.
Fuel LinesWe've been having a small debate about the size of the feed line from the fuel tank or cell. BG recommends a -12 (31/44-inch) line for the BG-400 and even sent us a photo of a cavitated pump as proof that bigger is better. The theory is that since electric pumps are designed to push and not pull, they need all the help they can get. Yet most fuel cells come with a -8 (11/42-inch) line, and the guys at Holley saw no problem with a -8 feed. What BG and Holley agree on is that the primary line should be -8 (11/42 inch) from the pump to the regulator and at least -6 (31/48 inch) on the way back.
If you are using a factory gas tank, the return line should be as far away from the pickup as possible to prevent the returning fuel from frothing and disturbing suction. All that fuel going to the pump has to be replaced with air in the tank, so it needs a suitably sized vent with some kind of filter attached or fuel will stop flowing.
WiringThis is easy. You'll need to run a minimum 12-gauge or preferably 10-gauge wire from a battery source to the fuel pump using a relay, and then switch the relay on and off using a 12-volt source from the ignition key or, in some cases, a toggle switch. Since fuel pumps are simply electric motors, the amount of current supplied can affect the speed, and therefore the efficiency, of the pump. Ever had a low battery or a bad connection and had your starter spin really slowly, barely turning over the engine? Same thing. The minimum voltage you should deliver to the pump is 13.2 volts, but companies like Mallory advertise the maximum pump gph rating at 14 volts, so the closer you can get to the ideal between 13.5 and 14.2 volts, the better.
Just as the power wire is important, the ground wire needs to also be 12 gauge or larger and attached to a clean portion of the frame near the pump. If the pump is straining or getting hot, check the ground circuit first.
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The beauty of running an electric pump with a fuel cell or fuel-tanksump kit is ease of maintenance and installation. Barry Grant offerscomplete plumbing kits that include the correct-size AN line, fittings,adapters, and hose ends for each section of the fuel system.When we first started the CC/Rambler project, we used theregulator-to-dual-carb kit with a 4 Port Plus regulator and a Holleylinkage kit to mock up the tunnel-ram while we were assembling theengine.This is a cutaway of the four-port dead-head regulator. The spring areaabove the diagram is vented to atmosphere, and the preload is adjustedwith an Allen bolt. The blue -10 AN fitting is the inlet for the fuel;note that when the regulator is closed, the fuel has nowhere to go.Although this system technically has a return line, it is not designedfor street use because the pump bypass is not as efficient as afuel-system bypass would be. This system is for a drag car or crazyburger-stand hopper.Since we are going to drive the car on the street and on road trips, ourfuel system is going to look something like this. Note that thereturn-style regulator is downstream, ensuring that there is fresh, coolpressurized fuel at the needle and seats of the carbs.There are a couple of ways to get fuel from the tank and into the fuelpump. This is an aluminum fuel cell from Summit Racing. It has two -8feed lines built into a rear sump and is designed to be mounted in thetrunk by either cutting a hole or raising the cell above the trunkfloor. We've heard that you must supply the pump with -10 AN or betterso that if you had to, you could run a Y-block from both -8 ports to a-10 or -12 line.If you select a plastic fuel cell, you can drill out the -8 hole and adda larger fitting and line. We don't know why fuel cells are equippedwith -8 when fuel-pump guys require -10 or -12. Ask that question nexttime you are on the Summit Racing tech line.This of course is the trickest way to deliver fuel and also the mostexpensive. If you have a car that no one makes sumps for, you can takeyour tank to a willing radiator shop and get them to weld in a sump kitlike this one from Competition Engineering, or have a complete tankbuilt by a company like Rick's Hot Rod Shop in El Paso, Texas. They willdo whatever you want... for a price.
This is a cutaway of the BG400 vane-style pump. As you can see, it issimilar to a starter motor, with a shaft that turns a rotor submerged inthe fuel supply. On the right is a bypass that is designed to returnfuel directly to the fuel cell.When returning the fuel to the tank, try to do it as far away from thepickup as possible. Never return fuel to the extra AN fitting next tothe feed port on the sump, because it will disrupt flow. Most fuel cellswill have the return port in the correct place and the proper-sized,NHRA-legal vent. It's important to note that when you place a fuel cellin the trunk, you need to have a firewall between the trunk and thepassenger compartment.This is a photo of the horrors of cavitation. When the pump cannot pullenough fuel fast enough, air pockets develop and stir bubbles into thefuel and, in some cases, damage the pump. A good pickup and feed line,plus mounting the pump as close to the tank as possible, will preventthis problem.This is a BG King Enduro that is designed for a 2,000hp dead-head systemthat will see a lot of street time. It uses a heat sink (shown at right) to coolthe fuel and an internal bypass to eliminate the problems created by astandard dead-head pump and regulator. There is also a new Speed Endurothat feeds up to 500 hp for regular guys like us.


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After-the-fact, Ashkenazim rule that glass never "treifs" up food. The question is whether I may go eat at his house in the first place, is that called "choosing to use glass dishes"?
An easy way out is Rabbi Moshe Heinemann's view (shlit'a). From the Star-K:
In other words, even Ashkenazim may use the same glass plates, as you don't bake directly on the plate (it's used as a kli sheni). So you're fine unless you know your Sephardic hosts put their Corelle plates in the oven, or use the same Pyrex baking dishes for both meat and milk -- unlikely.


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I want to asign a specific long/lat position on a map the elevation from SRTM3 data files, but have no idea how to find the specific value. So I want some example of how I can find in N50E14.hgt elevation to 50°24'58.888"N, 14°55'11.377"E. Thanks so much.
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I'll take it as a little exercise in how to program a data reader. Have a look at the documentation:
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For your position, 50°24'58.888"N 14°55'11.377"E, you already found the correct tile, N50E14.hgt. Let's find out which pixel you are interested in. First latitude, 50°24'58.888"N:
arc seconds. Divided by three and rounded to the closest integer gives a grid row of 500. The same calculation for longitude results in grid column 1104.
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A simplistic Python program to retrieve the right data would look like this (see the docs for use of the struct module):
Note that efficient data retrieval would have to look a little more sophisticated (e.g. not opening the file for each and every sample).
You could also use a program which can read the .hgt files out of the box. But that is boring.
GDAL can read/write these raster formats with the SRTMHGT driver. This means you can view the raster with QGIS, ArcGIS, or use GDAL utilities like gdallocationinfo to get values from a point, e.g.:
Convert DMS to DD:
Then from a shell, use
The elevation is 216 m.
If you do use QGIS, check if the python plugin "Point Sampling Tool" is installed. You'll find it at -> Enhancements (Python) -> Analyse.
Select your point layer of the required positions, then start the PST, choose the hgt (or whatever raster/polygone file) and choose a new point shape for output.
Thats all :-)
Chris' answer indicates it is straightforward to sample points from a layer in QGIS.
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You say you can convert between lon/lat coordinates and pixels, so getting the elevation is a matter of reading the integer value from the appropriate offset in the file. Given pixel coordinates


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- Date Available: March 2008
Your tax-deductible gift to the Naval Institute Press underwrites worthy books that might not otherwise be published.
This timely book synthesizes the perspectives of Osama bin Laden and his fellow Salafi jihadists on how to wage war on their many enemies. A team of experts from the Institute for Defense Analyses working on the Terrorist Perspectives Project undertook the study in order to help U.S. military and civilian policymakers, planners, and educators better understand terrorists. In assembling strategic and operational perspectives of Al Qaida and Associated Movements (AQAM), they focused on the Salafi jihadists' intellectual leadership and a sampling of their followers, who together comprise the vanguard of the global jihad and share a common enemy—the United States. This project is sponsored by the United States Joint Forces Command.
Mark E. Stout and Jim Lacey are coauthors of The Iraqi Perspectives Report. John R. Schindler is the author of Al-Qa'ida, Unholy Terror and Agents Provocateurs. Jessica M. Huckabey is an adjunct research staff member of the Institute for Defense Analyses.


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GENESEO, N.Y. – SUNY Geneseo has been recognized for its efforts in environmental sustainability in the 2014 edition of "The Princeton Review's Guide to 332 Green Colleges."
The guide cites SUNY Geneseo's commitment to "thinking Geneseo green," including the work of its Environmental Impact and Sustainability Task Force, introducing the Geneseo Public Bus Service and promoting "Geneseo Gives Back," a waste diversion program that keeps an estimated 15 tons of materials from landfills at the end of each academic year.
"SUNY campuses across the state are among the most energy-smart in the nation, a leadership role that we continue to build upon through the expanded use of green technologies and sustainability initiatives," said SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher. "Congratulations to SUNY Geneseo and all 10 SUNY campuses to be included in the '2014 Guide to Green Colleges.' This recognition is much deserved and highly commendable."
"The Princeton Review's Guide to 332 Green Colleges" profiles 330 institutions of higher education in the United States and two in Canada that demonstrate a strong commitment to sustainability in their academic offerings, campus infrastructure, activities and career preparation.
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Grohe LEGACY 30004000 Chrome Cold Only Single Handle Basin Tap from the K4 Series
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The SkyPro is a small sensor that fits imperceptibly below your grip and monitors your clubs motion during a swing. This information is then transmitted wirelessly to your iPhone, iPad, or iTouch, or Android 4.1+ device which provides instant feedback on key features of your swing. The same SkyPro sensor will work with any device that has the app installed.
The SkyPro sensor with its FREE app is a revolution in golf training. PGA Teacher of the Year Michael Breed even says it's like having him right there with you (scroll up and watch the video).
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31 Aug 2011 3:50 PM #1
position z
When we move any object on z on Sencha Animator interface, it doesnt represent the real perspective, just when we export. It should get smaller or bigger depending on the position z value.
Per example I had an object as background and another object rotating 360 in y.
On sencha animator interface everything looked fine, but when I exported they were intercepting each other. So I moved the background on z to avoid the interception, but visually nothing changed.
It should get smaller.
31 Aug 2011 4:14 PM #2
Thanks for the feedback! The CSS3 3D support within Sencha Animator Beta is very experimental, so it might not display correctly. If you want to avoid 3D properties you can avoid Rotate X&Y, Position Z and Scale Z.
15 Nov 2011 11:56 PM #3
Its a good response given by you and such feedbacks always motivate others do best .


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Top Definition
2.When someone is trippin.
2.When someone is trippin.
"Yo why the hell iz u dickin."
"Yo they iz really dickin off the bull."
"Yo they iz really dickin off the bull."
by 1Aman January 31, 2008
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A term for when a guy is having sex with a girl.
G - "He was dickin' me so hard last night."
by Rainbowcherry April 21, 2009
When somebody is trying to say something about you, trying to play you for no reason. Made popular by the niggas of Hart Co. Kentucky
damn you dickin me!
aww you dickin me
Dick city!
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Dick city!
by KingKong23820802 April 26, 2009
Euphemistic expression for the devil. Used in mild oaths.
Also spelt dickens/Dickens.
Also spelt dickens/Dickens.
What the dickins!
Hurts like the dickens!
Hurts like the dickens!
by Hazazel September 27, 2006
To avoid constantly, to get away from
Hey! Cleatis has owed me money since Friday, so he's been dickin' me all week.
by Raif December 21, 2004
dickin is heinous word thats not real. it is often used as a verb to descibe a night of various activities that wouldn't be entertaining to anyone else but you and your friends. may also be used as an adjective to describe something that is chill. (adj. may be substituted with ballin)
"yo girl wat you doin tonight?"
"you know i be dickin around"
"you know i be dickin around"
by mulrus May 10, 2008
to observe a persons picture sexually.
Hot Girl on Myspace: Comment my new pic
Girl (after 5 hours to see if there's any comments) :No comments?? man, you guys are just dickin' my pic.
Girl (after 5 hours to see if there's any comments) :No comments?? man, you guys are just dickin' my pic.
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text: Every animated series whether it be a comic or cartoon has some sort of mischievous character. That is the case with Bravest Warriors. Today I will show you "how to draw Wankershim", step by step. Wankershim is a pink colored elf that has a spunky personality and attitude. Not only does this elf have a knack for getting on people's nerves, he is also an individual that doesn't know when to stop. Drawing Wankershim will be easy and fun because after all, you are drawing an elf.


text: Hi folks I am back again with another lesson that I think you will all find useful and also enjoy. I will be showing you how to draw wrinkles step by step". Unfortunately I can't get into details about wrinkles because I have like no time at all. I do want to say however that the main reason why I haven't been on with you all is because for the past two weeks I have been in the process of moving into a new house. I should be up and running with you all once again tomorrow or Saturday the latest. Again I want to assure all my DragoArt buddies and friends that I will be back soon drawing live and chillin with you all. In the mean time I will submit four lessons so that you can keep yourselves busy until I come back. All the tutorials will have short descriptions because I currently do not have the time to write out the text to inform you all what you will be drawing. Have fun with this tutorial in "how to draw wrinkles step by step". Peace peeps and happy drawing!


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Sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM) is an acquired progressive muscle disorder that becomes apparent during adulthood. The symptoms and progression of sIBM vary from one person to another. In most cases, sIBM is characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration (atrophy) of the muscles especially those of the arms and the legs. sIBM can progress to cause severe disability. The exact cause of the disorder is unknown and the muscle tissue of affected individuals shows both inflammatory and degenerative changes. sIBM is a complex disorder and, most likely, multiple factors including genetic, immunological and environmental ones in combination all play a role in its development.
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Palladino: Can CIAC stage a balanced 'S' hoop tourney
It happens every March. A high school basketball team, almost always a school of choice or a school populated by an entrance lottery, plays in the small school division and crushes all opponents, most specifically, public school opponents.
As I watched Capital Prep celebrate a girls Class S state championship at Mohegan Sun last weekend, the question burst forth again: How can we stage a balanced tournament? What can we do to give small public schools a fair chance to win a championship?
Tourney mastermind Bob "Jiggs" Cecchini and his CIAC compadres have tried to manufacture a competitive tourney for years, and clearly, most everything they have done has worked, except in the small school category. Far too many small schools, particularly schools of choice, can build powerhouse teams. Legitimate small-town schools in Class S haven't got a chance.
My favorite comment from a boys coach came during a CIAC media luncheon a few years ago. A coach lavished praise on his team, which was about to play in a state final. He said, "I can't believe what this school has done with only 90 boys."
Well, I'd be amazed, too, if the entrance lottery hadn't magically selected a half-dozen boys who stood 6-feet-6.
My favorite comment this weekend came from Thomaston coach Bob McMahon. After the defeat to Capital Prep, McMahon praised his opponent's talent, and said: "The general manager of Capital Prep did a helluva job. They put together a nice team."
Thomaston, one of the smallest schools in the state, clawed its way into a Class S final, only to meet up with a magnet school that, though small in enrollment, is overstocked with talent. Capital Prep playing in Class S was just darn silly.
Which returns us to the question we've asked time and again: What to do with the state basketball tournament? No one has an answer. The best idea by the CIAC is a mathematical formula that kicks private schools, parochial schools and magnet schools — actually all schools
See CIAC, Page 5C
— up the competitive ladder by tacking on enrollment numbers.
It's not working.
Before a school like Capital Prep moves up, before enrollment numbers are added thanks to tourney success, it still has the chance to slam opponents around. Prep should have never been in Class S.
However, there is a state tournament that deals with this issue in an efficient way: ice hockey.
Each year, teams are moved in and out of the three divisions. Many factors are in play, like past tourney success, regular season records and, of course, enrollment, but enrollment is hardly a key factor in a sport where one-third of all teams are co-ops.
In hockey, a state tourney committee meets, analyzes and moves teams up and down as it sees fit to craft three competitive divisions.
"It has served the sport very well," said Joe Tonelli, who oversees the hockey committee. "There are many factors that the committee considers."
The hockey committee focuses on what Tonelli described as "bubble teams," or teams that "require in-depth scrutiny."
Ohhhh, I like the sound of that.
Tonelli referred to teams that "think they are ready to play at the next level, and if we also think they are ready, we can move them up from Division III to Division II."
That works for me. The committee itself will examine a team and, in the case of girls basketball, for example, say, what the heck is Capital Prep doing in the Class S girls tournament? No way. Get them out of there. Move that team up to Class M, at the very least, or maybe Class L.
That happens in hockey, but not basketball.
"Well, for one thing, we have a lot of expertise on our hockey committee," Tonelli said, "and hockey coaches are a unique breed. They often come to us and say they believe they are ready for the move up."
And Tonneli added this: "It is something you can do in hockey because we have 57 teams. It is far more difficult in basketball, where you have 188."
Maybe, though I'm not sure we need to analyze all 53 girls teams in Class S, just a couple.
What we are talking about here is a subjective approach to placing teams, rather than a mathematical equation that adds enrollment numbers based on tourney success and uses a multiplier for schools of choice.
"It is done in fairness to kids," Tonelli said of the hockey approach, "to give them a great experience and have a chance to compete at their talent level."
Gee, what a terrific idea.
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Ed M. of Waterbury wrote on Mar 19, 2013 11:57 PM:
" There should be a promotion and relegation system similar to what they have in Boys Ice Hockey in Basketball as well. Take Capital Prep and move them up a division if they win in that Div. repeatedly like they did big time in Class S.. In Boys Ice Hockey St. Joseph's of Trumbull won Div. 3 in 2009. They finished second in Div. two ( to-Amity) in 2010 and(S.J.) moved up to Div. One in 2011. They played in the Different Div. championship games at two levels( 2&1) in 2010 and 11. .The St. Joseph's boys ice hockey club is still in Div. one based on talent. Do the same with Capital prep and any school in any sport that wins big in one Div.. in numerous straight years as C.P. has done.Move Capital prep or any similar team in any sport up like St. Joseph's did in Ice hockey from 2009-11.. "
Ed L wrote on Mar 20, 2013 3:43 PM:
" The only way to solve this is regular season let all teams play where they play now, but in the tourney make the fifth class LL L M S and P for private and parachial, why is that not fair? "
Keith Harkness wrote on Mar 20, 2013 9:59 PM:
" It's too bad that it's too late for this year's fine group of girls. However, if enough of a stink is made this time around, maybe the next group of champions will have a legitimate chance of achieving their dreams. "
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text: Im applying to all the UC's but the only ones i would consider going to would be UCSD (if im lucky), UCI, and UCD. I doubt i'll get any substantial fanincial aid because my parents make to much money for those hudge grants but not enough to comfortably afford a UC School. Also my sister is in college right now so that also adds to the fanancial burden. Your stats are excellent you should get into at least Boalt hall, but then again you have to compete with people who are older and have more work experience etc.


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WELLSBURG -The Brooke County Commission has been asked to consider an ordinance requiring residents and businesses to post their new citystyle addresses and a procedure for those seeking to change their street's name.
The ordinance was suggested by County Sheriff Richard Ferguson, who has been heading an effort to assign new citystyle addresses to unincorporated areas of the county, and drawn up by County Prosecutor David B. Cross at his request.
The assignment of citystyle addresses to unincorporated areas, particularly those with rural delivery or rural route numbers only, conforms with a federal mandate intended to ease delivery by postal carriers and response by police, firefighters and ambulance crews.
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OATHS ADMINISTERED — Brooke County Clerk Sylvia Benzo administered an oath of office to Brooke County Commissioner Tim Ennis during the commission's meeting Tuesday. Ennis was elected to fill the unexpired term of the late Bernie Kazienko, and it's customary to administer oaths to such individuals after ballots have been canvassed. Jim Andreozzi, who was elected to the full-term commission seat, will be administered an oath in January, when he takes office.
Affected residents are required to adopt the new addresses when they are issued them and to notify billing agencies and others, including the West Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, of the change. They may continue to receive mail at post office boxes if they choose.
Ferguson said the ordinance is a simplified version of ordinances in place in other West Virginia counties.
The commission agreed to ask Cross whether a specific number of readings and a public hearing are required for its passage.
If approved, it would require residents and business owners to post their new citystyle street numbers on their buildings or if the buildings are more than 50 feet from their road, at their driveway or property entrance.
The numbers should be of a clearly visible material and in a color different from their background, the ordinance states and at least 3 inches high for a home and 6 inches high for a business.
The proposed ordinance establishes a $500 fine for those who don't comply. But Ferguson said most residents have been receptive to their new addresses and he believes most are willing to post their new numbers. He said some residents requested them before they were formally adopted because they needed numbered addresses to receive deliveries from businesses on the Internet or to open new bank accounts.
In September the effort was protested by representatives of five Wellsburg households who said the sheriff's department shouldn't assign new addresses to city residences and no procedure was set for them to appeal the new names and numbering.
Ferguson said some city addresses were changed to conform with federal guidelines. For example, a road that began as a driveway for a single home on property where additional homes were later built must be given a street name, he said.
He has since agreed to drop the new addresses for the city residents but has asked Wellsburg Council to pass a resolution acknowledging they have chosen not to participate in the addressing efforts.
The proposed ordinance allows residents to seek changes to their street's name but with some conditions. It states new street names assigned through the citystyle addressing efforts may not be changed for two years. After that, 80 percent of property owners along a road may petition the county commission for a new name.
The group would be required to pay a $250 fee and any costs incurred by the name change.
The ordinance also establishes penalties for vandalism of street signs erected through the citystyle addressing efforts.
The posting of hundreds of street signs in many rural areas of the county, by crews hired by the sheriff, has received favorable comment from many residents.
In other business:
County Clerk Sylvia Benzo administered the oath of office to Commissioner Tim Ennis. Ennis noted he was elected in November to serve the unexpired term of the late Bernie Kazienko, which ends in 2016, and said it's customary for such individuals to be sworn after the ballots have been canvassed.
Jim Andreozzi, who was elected to the full-term commission seat, will be administered the oath in January, when he takes office.
The commission opened bids for the installation of insulation to the Brooke County Solid Waste Authority's storage building near the county's animal shelter at 44 Hollow off state Route 2 in Beech Bottom.
The bids, in the amount of $2,950 from Tom Brown of Wellsburg and $2,724 from Kohout Construction of Wellsburg, were referred to the solid waste board for its consideration.
The commission agreed to advertise for assistant prosecuting attorneys at the request of Joseph Barki III, who was elected county prosecutor in November and will fill the office in January.
The commission reappointed Henry Tarr of Weirton; Paul Lish and Walter Ferguson, both of Wellsburg; and Paul DiGiacinto of Follansbee to the county's park and recreation commission, which oversees Brooke Hills Park. Commissioner Norma Tarr abstained because her husband was among the appointments.
The commission will send a thank you to Joe Mullenbach of Follansbee, who had expressed interest in one of the seats.


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Goodbye to baseball caps
Imitating a dapper TV character is hot again
But along the way, hats faded into the back of men's closets, and the baseball cap eventually took over the pate.
Fast forward a few decades: Tradition has reared its well-coiffed head again. Wide-brimmed, high-crowned, feather-adorned hats are resurgent at a time when celebrities and nostalgia-inspired TV shows such as "Boardwalk Empire" and "Mad Men" are telling men it's acceptable to care about their clothing - including the accessory on their head.
"Young people are driving the trend right now," said Anthony Andler, owner of Heimie's Haberdashery in St Paul, Minn. "They are seeing the benefits to dressing better. The job market and the girl market are both tough, so they want an edge that will help them compete."
Celebrities such as Timberlake, Johnny Depp, Bruno Mars and Brad Pitt are routinely spotted wearing old-school men's hats. The styles include the fedora, flat caps, gatsbys, even the top hat. Andler said customers often come into his shop referencing hats they've seen on the heads of their favorite actors or musicians.
While pop culture is giving traditional hats their moment, Andler said a classic hat also serves a practical purpose. Coupled with an overcoat, a nice pair of shoes and gloves, a hat completes the package of a well-dressed man.
In 1940, there were 180 independent major manufacturers of hats in the United States, according to the New York Times. In 2011, there were only 10.
Since 2004, Heimie's has been one of the few Twin Cities stores where men could find a dedicated inventory of old-school hats. The local hat market has been heating up with the September opening of Goorin Bros. in Uptown.
That shop is the 26th location for a San Francisco-based company, a sign the hat trend might be here to stay (again). Goorin-branded hats also are sold at Nordstrom and other stores.
Ashley Foucault, Goorin's Minneapolis store manager, said people often come in asking for Al Pacino's famous "Godfather" Homburg hat, but other customers have no idea what they want.
"I tell them, 'Let's play for a little while,'" said Foucault, who then experiments with different hats to find the perfect fit for her customers.
Men often come in looking to pair a hat with a specific outfit, especially a suit. She recommends bringing in the actual suit to properly match the hat.
She also tells customers to bring in their significant others. They have "the biggest veto power," Foucault said.
A similar fitting experience can be expected at Heimie's.
"People always reference 'Mad Men,'" Andler said. "They also say, 'I want a gangster hat,' and I tell them, 'No, you want a gentleman's hat.' Gangsters are all bums."
With prices ranging from $50 to more than $300 in both stores, the right fit is key to ensuring that men feel confident with their purchase.
"There is definitely the right hat for every face," Andler said.
Goorin customer Neil Hilborn said he likes the attention he gets from wearing a hat, including from other men.
"They say, 'I hadn't thought about wearing a hat until I saw it on you,'" Hilborn said.
Not everyone is a convert. On a recent night, Andrew Barry was trying on a variety of hats at Heimie's. But he wasn't shopping for himself; he was buying one for his brother. Barry still prefers baseball caps.
"The ball cap is much more functional to keep the sun out of your eyes," he said, holding a fedora in his hands. "This isn't that practical."
Andler said some men often do not have the confidence to wear a hat.
"Guys are still intimidated by putting on a hat with a wide brim and a high crown," Andler said. But once a man feels comfortable in it, "their confidence increases and they are more likely to reach for their fedora over a baseball cap."
In the end, wearing a hat comes down to one thing, according to Andler.
"You just want to own it," he said. "Have some hattitude."
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PHOENIX (CNN) -- After months of twists and turns in a dramatic trial rife with sex, lies and digital images, an Arizona jury Wednesday found Jodi Arias guilty of first-degree murder in the slaying of ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander.
Jurors will return to court Thursday for the aggravation phase of the trial -- an important step in the next key decision they face: determining whether Arias lives or dies.
"Now the odds, I think, shift somewhat in her favor, because it's a very different thing to sentence someone to die than to convict them," CNN senior legal analyst Jeffery Toobin said.
In a television interview minutes after the verdict was announced, Arias said she'd prefer a death sentence.
"I said years ago that I'd rather get death than life, and that still is true today," she told Phoenix television station KSAZ. "I believe death is the ultimate freedom, so I'd rather just have my freedom as soon as I can get it."
The comments prompted authorities to place Arias on suicide watch in an Arizona jail, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.
"Until she is released from suicide protocol by Sheriff's officials no further media interviews of inmate Arias will be permitted," the office said in a statement.
Arias was stoic in court Wednesday. Her eyes briefly welled up with tears as a clerk announced that the jury found her guilty of first-degree murder for killing Alexander in June 2008. Alexander's sisters cried and consoled each other after the verdict was read in the packed courtroom.
Crowds outside the courthouse erupted in cheers as news of the jury's decision spread. Several of Alexander's friends told HLN they were relieved.
"It just feel so good ... to finally have the truth and be vindicated," said Dave Hall, choking back tears.
But that relief isn't enough, Elisha Schabel said.
"It's not going bring Travis back. He was such a light to this world," she said. "And it's important that we forgive Jodi, so she doesn't have that power to destroy our lives."
Another friend, Clancy Talbot, said she was grateful for the verdict.
"Looking at Jodi's face, I think this is probably the first time in her life she has ever been held responsible for what she's done, ever, and I think she's in shock," she said. "We have waited five years through the circus that Jodi has created."
But the trial isn't over yet, and Arias -- who testified for 18 days during the trial -- could speak to jurors again in court.
In the next step of the case, known as the aggravation phase, prosecutors will have a chance to present additional evidence and jurors will decide whether Alexander's death was caused in a cruel manner.
If they decide that was the case, the trial would move to the penalty phase, where jurors would decide whether Arias should receive a death sentence.
If the jury decides on a death sentence, the judge is bound by that decision. But if the jury decides against the death penalty, the judge would have two options: sentencing Arias to life in prison without the possibility of parole, or sentencing her to life in prison with the possibility of parole after at least 25 years.
There are currently 127 people on death row in Arizona. If Arias is given a sentence of death, she would be the fourth woman on death row in the state.
As jurors prepare for the sentencing phase of the criminal trial, family members of Alexander are preparing to file a civil wrongful death lawsuit, attorney Jay Beckstead told reporters outside the courthouse. Alexander's siblings won't speak publicly about the case until Arias is sentenced, Beckstead said, adding that the family is grateful to prosecutors and detectives for their work.
Since Friday, jurors had been deliberating evidence surrounding a key question: Did Arias kill ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander in self-defense? Or did she commit murder?
Alexander was stabbed repeatedly, shot and nearly decapitated five years ago. Arias says she killed him in self-defense after he attacked her, but the grisly slaying caused even some anti-domestic violence advocates to doubt her case.
The jury, which has been in court since January 2, heard closing arguments on Friday. Jurors deliberated for 15 hours and five minutes. As they took a lunch break after revealing they had reached a verdict Wednesday, some jurors were seen smiling and breathing sighs of relief. One juror returning from lunch wiped her eyes.
A massive crowd swarmed around the Maricopa County Courthouse Wednesday afternoon. Some onlookers said they had been following the trial for months.


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I've had this happen on two characters now; during the build phase, a Tower that I have built recently, and that I have enough mana to build again, won't allow me to build it.
This last time it was on my Monk. I had the 30 mana to place another Ensnare Aura and yet the UI said I couldn't do it. Is there a stat I need to boost to place more than a few of the same Tower?


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Building a facebook analytics application. I'm fetching the daily new likes as followed:
$start_time = $timestamp = strtotime('2012-01-30');
$end_time = $timestamp = strtotime('2012-02-27');
$fanadds = $facebook->api('/**************/insights/page_fan_adds?since='.$start_time.'&until='.$end_time);
When i compare these results with the data from an exported Excel sheet, the numbers don't match.
Comparison: link to comparison image
Does anyone has an idea why this is?


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5 Famous People Who Secretly Had Awesome Second Careers
#2. Justice Clarence Thomas: Priest
Since 1991, Clarence Thomas has been one of the more prominent and most controversial members of the Supreme Court. He's the most consistently conservative member of the court and doesn't shy away from being the only dissenting voice during high-profile cases. He's also famous for being silent during interrogations: He just sits there and stares into your soul.
"Last summer? I know what you did every summer."
However, if not for a stray comment, he would never have ended up on the Supreme Court. Thomas didn't plan on becoming a judge, or even a lawyer, for that matter -- from a young age, he really wanted to become a priest. As a young man, Thomas entered St. John Vianney's Minor Seminary in Savannah, becoming the first black student in the school's history. In fact, he was doing so well, he was sent off to a finishing seminary in Missouri and continued to rise fast.
It was the first step in his goal to never wear pants again.
But then, in 1968, one dickbag changed the entire course of his life. Two dickbags, actually: The one who shot Martin Luther King Jr., and the seminary classmate who reacted to the news by saying he hoped the son of a bitch died (another source gives a slightly more racist and genocidal phrasing). Thomas was already becoming disenchanted with the Catholic church because he believed they weren't doing enough to fight racism and he himself felt discriminated against, but that was the last straw: If that dickbag was supposed to be a man of God, Thomas didn't want to be one, too. And so he became a lawyer instead.
"You know what, just sign me up for anything involving robes."
So instead of preaching love and forgiveness, Thomas became one of the harshest, most uncompromising judges out there today, thanks to one racist loudmouth.
#1. Ted Turner: Competitive Sailor
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Ted Turner changed the way we watch television: He created the first cable superstation, the first 24-hour news network (CNN) and the first 24-hour animation network (Cartoon Network). Before that, if you got bored at 3 a.m., your only option was staring at TV static and hoping you got sucked into it, like in Poltergeist. Turner is one of the most influential entrepreneurs of the past 50 years or more ... and he only went into business because his dad forced him to. He wanted to be a sailor.
And not even the badass kind.
As a teen, Turner got really into the sport of competitive sailing and turned out to be very good at it. Turner decided he wanted to do this for a living and was talented enough to make that a reality. The problem was, his father had other plans. Ed Turner was the owner of a small billboard advertising business and was determined to get his son into the family business, whether he liked it or not. After graduating high school, Ted wanted to go into the U.S. Naval Academy, but his dad forbid him and sent him to Brown University. Once there, Ted decided to major in classics, but once again his father said "Haha, no" and forced him to change to economics.
Ted figured "Fine, whatever, I'll just sail during the summer" -- he was offered a job at a yacht club and all, which would have allowed him to race at no expense to his father. It was perfect. His dad didn't give a shit and made him turn down the job so he could work as an account executive at his company.
"I'm doing all this for your own good. Also, because I hate you."
Ted rebelled and got himself kicked out of Princeton, but he still had to work for his dad. Ed Turner wasn't exactly a well balanced individual, as you may have picked up on: In 1963, between heated arguments with his son, he sold the failing company and killed himself. However, as if to defy his father one last time, 24-year-old Ted Turner managed to reverse the company's sale and not only put himself in charge of it, but turned it around and expanded it into a broadcasting giant.
And then, to top it all off, Turner did become a professional sailor in his spare time from being a multimillionaire, winning the America's Cup competition in 1977. The man could have comfortably made a living off the sport alone if his father hadn't been so stubborn/insane, and our TV-watching lives would be poorer for it.
Thanks for being a dick, Ed.
For more celebrity careers you were unaware of, check out The 7 Most WTF Post-Fame Celebrity Careers and 11 Celebrities Who Were Secretly Total Badasses.


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In the television series, Supernatural S04E16, It is said that the first seal is broken when a rightious man serves in the hell. And so, Dean has broken the seal. But already, John has served in hell because of the same reason as Dean. So, John must have broken the seal and not Dean right.
When John dies, he goes to hell where he is tortured everyday by Alastair so that he tortures other souls to get himself off the rack. Later Alastair, reveals to Dean that his father never broke, i.e. never accepted his deal.
However, Dean succumbed and gave in to Alastair in just 3 months(30 yrs in human years) and tortured souls for the next 10(human) years. In S04E11 Family Remains, Dean even confesses to Sam that he enjoyed torturing souls, as he finally had the chance to dish out the same pain that he'd endured for the past thirty years.
TLDR: John and Dean are both righteous men but the first seal was not broken by John as he never gave in to Alastair's torture.


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'Nuclear Option' In Play As Senators Meet In Secret
(Most recent update: 9:40 p.m ET.)
The microphones are ready. The cameras are in position. The reporters are poised.
As The Associated Press says, with "a showdown looming," Republicans and Democrats are meeting Monday evening to see if they can reach a compromise over stalled White House nominations. If they can't, the Democratic leader of the Senate has threatened to change the chamber's rules to make it much harder for the minority party to filibuster.
It's a rare closed-door session to which all 100 senators were invited, and according to C-SPAN all but two of the lawmakers are in the Capitol's Old Senate Chamber for the session.
Word about what has or has not been agreed to is expected at any moment. We'll update as the news emerges.
As The Hill says, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., "has threatened to use the 'nuclear option' — changing the Senate rules to allow presidential nominations to proceed with a simple-majority vote instead of a 60-vote super-majority — in order to thwart Republican obstruction on seven of President Obama's cabinet nominees."
Earlier on Monday, according to Politico, Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., couldn't reach an agreement on their own.
Over at the It's All Politics blog, NPR's Frank James looks at the "limited options" Reid has.
9:40 p.m. ET. Meeting Adjourns But Discussion Continues:
Moments ago, Texas Sen. John Cornyn tweeted that the bipartisan meeting had ended:
Bipartisan Senate meeting adjourns after 3 1/2 hrs. Discussions continue on nuclear option— JohnCornyn (@JohnCornyn) July 16, 2013
Democratic and Republican leaders promised to continue negotiating, but Majority Leader Harry Reid said the first test vote was still scheduled for Tuesday morning.
9:10 p.m. ET. Deal Possible, Sen. Rockefeller Says:
Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., just emerged from the chamber. According to The New York Times' Jonathan Weisman, "Rockefeller says he thinks there will be a deal before the 10 am Cordray vote. 'There's no deal but there's a much better understanding.' "
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I turned my computer on and it comes up with ways to boot and I clicked Ubuntu with linux 2.6.38-13-generic. There was a recovery mode too. Once I clicked its writing come up:
init: udevtrigger main process (93) terminated with status 1
init: udevtrigger post stop process (97) terminated with status 1
init: udevtrigger main process (92) killed by TERM signal
mountall: disconnected from plymouth
init: plymouth-splash main processs (98 ) terminated with status 2
init: plymouth main process (50) killed by SEGV signal
I have no idea what this means and my laptop don't boot. I tried recovery mode but it comes up with similar things. I don't know why this has happened. It can be because I tried upgrading my Ubuntu to 11.0 and I shutdown the laptop before it finished? i would be most grateful if you could help