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Day 21: A Lifetime of Fullness
Based on Chapter 19 of Made to Crave
Thought for the Day: Eating wisely can become more than just a diet. It can become our lifestyle! But better yet, we position our hearts to enjoy closeness and fulfillment with God for eternity!
I want to thank you for joining me the last twenty-one days. Our journey to healthy eating started by realizing how Eve, the first woman, gave in to temptation with food. We also read in the Bible how the Israelites, God's people, struggled with food, which led to them wandering in the desert for forty years. Additionally, we read rich truths in the Psalms and New Testament which gave us a healthier perspective of food and of fullness in Christ.
So, we shouldn't be surprised when the Bible ends with another pivotal verse about food. For me, this verse might be the one that elicits the greatest excitement in my heart. Revelation 2:7 says:
To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.
Aren't you encouraged to see that overcoming is possible? We can be more than just women who hide our struggles or deal with them just enough to survive. This verse in Revelation says "the one who overcomes." In other words, it confirms that we can find absolute victory in an area where we once knew nothing but defeat.
There's a reward awaiting those of us who press through our struggles all the way to absolute victory. This reward is crucial, because virtually anyone who overcomes a difficult challenge will tell you that their victory was the sum total of daily sacrificial decisions to reach a goal and the reward. I am thrilled to know that the reward for overcomers in Jesus Christ is that we are given the right to eat … in paradise! Eating from the tree of life with God will be unlike any satisfaction we've ever known.
Remember, you were made to crave God, not food. The best reward to healthy eating is experiencing closeness with God. I pray that you continue on this beneficial journey for a lifetime. Eating wisely can become more than just a diet. It can become our lifestyle.
And better yet, we position our hearts to enjoy closeness and fulfillment with God for eternity!
For more information about Lysa TerKeurst and her book Made to Crave, please visit: www.MadetoCrave.org
Day 20: The Curse of the Skinny Jeans
Based on Chapter 12 of Made to Crave
Thought for the Day: Tying our happiness to food, skinny jeans, relationships, or anything else sets us up for failure. But tying our security, joy, and identity to God's love is an anchor that we can cling to no matter what the circumstances.
Once I reached my goal weight, I thought I'd never have a bad day again. I mean really, what could possibly trouble me if I could fit into my skinny jeans? Boy was I wrong.
A hurtful email showed up … a disrespectful attitude from one of my kids … a missed appointment … a messy house … a stressful situation at work … an unexpected bill. Here I was just hours after feeling thrilled at finally being able to wear my skinny jeans, falling prey to the same topsy-turvy stuff I used to think wouldn't bother me if only I were smaller. This is the curse of the skinny jeans. The truth I've had to realize is that my body size is not tied to my happy. If I was unhappy when I was larger, I'll still be unhappy when I get smaller.
For years, I tied happiness to my circumstances and hopes for the future. I thought, "I'll be happy when my father comes back, when I get married, when I have kids, when the economy improves, when I lose those extra pounds.…" But even when some of those things came true, I was still dissatisfied. Surely there was more to me than defining myself by my circumstances.
One day I read a list of Bible verses that describe who God says I am, no matter the circumstances in my life, both good and bad. I took that list of Scriptures and started to redefine my identity. It was a stark contrast to the way I defined myself by circumstances or others' opinions of me. I finally realized that these issues don't define me. Instead, I could tie my happiness to the reality of who my heavenly Father says I am:
Lysa, the forgiven child of God. (Romans 3:24)
Lysa, the set-free child of God. (Romans 8:1–2)
Lysa, the accepted child of God. (1 Corinthians 1:2)
Lysa, the holy child of God. (1 Corinthians 1:30)
Lysa, the made-new child of God. (2 Corinthians 5:17)
Lysa, the loved child of God. (Ephesians 1:4)
Lysa, the close child of God. (Ephesians 2:13)
Lysa, the confident child of God. (Ephesians 3:12)
Lysa, the victorious child of God. (Romans 8:37)
We were made to be set free, holy, new, loved, and confident. Because of this truth, we can't allow our minds to partake in anything that negates our real identity. Tying our happiness to food, skinny jeans, relationships, or anything else will only set us up for failure. But tying our security, joy, and identity to God's love is an anchor that we can cling to no matter what the circumstances.
Day 19: The Power of "I Can"
Based on Chapter 18 of Made to Crave
Thought for the Day: "Everything is permissible, but not everything is beneficial." (1 Corinthians 10:23, see also 6:12)
Reaching my weight loss goal is a precarious place for me. That's because I find it is a blessing entangled with a curse. The "curse" is the assumption that freedom now means I can return to all those things I've given up for the past months. The sacrifices … the missed treats … the deprived taste buds high on salad and low on French fries. I'm tempted to celebrate, live it up, and invite all those foods I've missed to a little welcome-home party.
Yet, I can't fling open the door to all of those missed foods without welcoming back the excess calories, fat grams, cholesterol, sugars, and addictive additives. Most of these guests fall under the category of junk foods. The interesting thing about these guests is that they send out little signals to our brain begging us to party with them again and again. A welcome-home party becomes an invitation to be roommates again, which spells disaster for what we hoped might be a lifestyle change.
A chips-and-chocolate girl like me can find it hard to un-invite certain foods to the party that have been regulars for years. It's even more difficult to reconcile that they aren't my friends. Some can be casual acquaintances on a very limited level, but others need to be banished for good. Only you can determine which foods are allowed back, and which are not.
One of my favorite Scriptures in this process is 1 Corinthians 6:12: "Everything is permissible, but not everything is beneficial." I quote it over and over reminding myself that I could have that brownie, or that cheese dip, but they wouldn't benefit me in any way. That powerful thought has helped to make a healthy choice, rather than wallowing in being deprived of an unhealthy choice.
So, lest we start mourning what will be lost, we must celebrate all that's being gained through this process. "I can" instead of "I can't" is a powerful little twist for a girl feeling deprived. For example:
"I can" helps me walk into a dinner party and find the conversation more appealing than the buffet.
"I can" helps me stay on the perimeter of the grocery store where the fresher, healthier selections abound and smile that I know this tidbit.
"I can" helps me reach for my water bottle and find satisfaction in its refreshment.
"I can" helps me look at the McDonald's menu and order a fruit tray without even giving a thought to the Happy Meals that used to be snacks.
"I can" reminds me to look up a restaurant's nutritional information on the Internet before going out, ensuring wiser choices.
"I can" reminds me that no food will ever taste as sweet as lasting victory!
Day 18: I'm Not Defined by the Numbers
Based on Chapter 7 of Made to Crave
Thought for the Day: "We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." (2 Corinthians 10:5)
I was in an exercise class one day when the gal next to me leaned over and shared concerns about her sister's increasing weight. I was half listening and half straining to lift my aching legs when she quipped, "I mean, my sister now weighs like 150 pounds!" I didn't know whether to laugh out loud or keep silent, because the number that horrified her was the exact number I saw that very morning on my scale!
However, I found great joy when I realized that my workout buddy's statement didn't rattle me.
It would have just a few years ago. It would have sent me on a tailspin full of crash diets and unrealistic expectations. However, there I was, at peace, in the midst of her harsh statement. I wasn't at my goal weight yet. But I was in the process of investing wisely in my health and spiritual growth. I had been diligently filling my mind with God's truths. These principles now protected me from thoughts of condemnation, jealousy, and defeat. This is what the apostle Paul meant when he said in 2 Corinthians 10:5:
We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
When we're familiar with God's truth, we can literally challenge any comment with the questions, "Is it true? Is it beneficial? Is it necessary?" If the answer is no, then we don't open the door of our hearts. We make the choice to walk away from the comment and all the negative thoughts it could harvest if we listened to it.
My classmate's shock at her sister's weight wasn't beneficial to me. Therefore, I didn't have to internalize her comment. I could leave it on the gym floor and walk away. That statement didn't belong to me. I had a choice to make. I could feed that comment and let it crush my identity. Or, I could see it as a careless remark and move on with my day.
Standing in the gym, I desperately wanted to yell out three glorious words, "I am free!" In that moment, I had a small moment of victory over an identity disorder that I'd battled for a long time. I was no longer defined by a number on the scale, because my weight loss goal was peace. As we move through our healthy eating journey, remember that the goal shouldn't just be a smaller measurement, but a larger measure of peace.
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Dominick Cirruzzi plays the beleaguered and much put-upon Dad who is surrounded by a household of daughters he can't seem to understand: Amy Bishop as Suzie (who runs the risk of arousing Dad's ire by becoming involved on the sly with Alexander Dee in the role of the decidedly not Filipino American Owen), Ronnie Chow as Edie (who runs the risk of arousing Dad's ire by resisting a match with Jared Cortez as the wise-cracking but charming Petey Aguasito), and Hui-Min Chia as Pammie (who learns that falling in love with a Roman Catholic priest may not be her best romantic bet). Joanne Lam is Dad's long-suffering but supportive wife, and Erin Mae Andres is the New Jersey-born, "Tahitian" dancer who accompanies Dad on his musical gigs. Samuel White as bar owner Horace Gromski provides humor with his inability to refrain from consistently putting both feet in his mouth.
EYE OF THE COCONUT is directed by sophomore Kimberly R. Olsen, with a stage management team headed by Elizabeth McDermott, along with Katherine Mandracchia and Meghan Sexton. Ray Ferreira designed costumes, professor Johnnie Ferrell designed lights, and professor Randy Kaplan designed sound.

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The achievement "Knight in White Assassination" requires that you've:
Assassinated a Knight in any Spartan Ops mission.
Knights are not really known for standing still with their backs turned - what's the easiest way to get this achievement?
The achievement "Knight in White Assassination" requires that you've:
Knights are not really known for standing still with their backs turned - what's the easiest way to get this achievement?
First of all, an "assassination" is a flashy kill move you get for holding down the melee button when you're standing behind an enemy. If you did it right, the camera will switch to third person for the kill. Therefore, you're going to need to have a knight distracted and vulnerable for this to work.
There are a couple of Spartan Ops unlocked by default that have Knights - Epsiode 1 Chapters 4 and 5. I did this on "Core," which is E1C5. Close to the end of the mission, you'll have two chances to isolate a single Knight - before and after you find the "artifact." Try to leave a Knight carrying the Suppressor, if you can. If you do a melee attack and don't get the assassination, you can always back off and try again as long as you don't finish the Knight off.
Difficulty doesn't matter, so easy is best, although I have helped friends get this on Legendary, so it's certainly possible in other difficulties.
There are several ways to do this:
The Halo 4 Achievement Guide at Xbox360Achievements.org has a video that describes an easy way to do this.
Basically, in Episode 1, Chapter 4, shortly after flipping the first switch a knight will spawn at the end of a corridor. It is pretty easy to sneak up on him and perform an assassination here. If you get seen, just run back around the corner and he will shortly give up and go back to patrolling.
Charge a plasma pistol and shoot it. Then go for the kill. That's how I did it.


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I am presented with the questions:
Flaws occur in mylar material according to a Poisson distribution with a mean of 0.05 flaw per square yard.
(a) If 29 square yards are inspected, what is the probability that there are no flaws? (b) What is the probability that a randomly selected square yard has no flaws? (c) Suppose that the mylar material is cut into 5 pieces, each being 1 yard square. What is the probability that 3 or more of the 5 pieces will have no flaws?
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b) poissonpdf(.05,0) = .951
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Our Advisory Council is always looking for new members. Meetings are held on the second Monday evening of every month to talk about programs, policies, and financial growth. Citizen direction and participation are vital to our continued success. Advisory Council members also create scholarship opportunities through grant writing and other fundraising activities. If youd like to get involved, please contact our staff.
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Senators introduce pension legislation
WHEELING - Senators representing the local region introduced legislation aimed at protecting coal miners' pension benefits.
Sens. Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin, both D-W.Va., and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, along with Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., are sponsors of Senate Bill 468, the Coalfield Accountability and Retired Employee Act. The measure has been referred to the Senate Finance Committee.
In a joint statement, the senators note the United Mine Workers of America's 1974 pension plan is severely underfunded and "on the road to insolvency because of the 2008 financial crisis." If the plan were to become insolvent, reductions in union members' pension checks would be imminent. The 1974 plan covers more than 100,000 mineworkers.
Patriot Coal Co. - with operations in West Virginia - has filed for bankruptcy and is seeking to reduce or eliminate its benefit obligations to retirees. The action would affect more than 2,000 retired miners and their dependents, according to the senators. The proposed bill would make Patriot beneficiaries and others who lose health care benefits due to bankruptcy or insolvency of their employer for the 1992 benefit plan, created under the Coal Act of 1992. Companies that originally promised these benefits would be held accountable for the costs, but additional funding from the Abandoned Mine Land fund would be available if needed.
The legislation also would amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act to transfer funds in excess of the amounts needed to meet existing obligations of the pension plan and prevent its insolvency.
Lastly, the legislation would provide that employer contributions under the UMWA Retiree Bonus Trust are not unfairly penalized by the tax code and receive the same tax-exempt treatment as contributions to other pension plans.
Rockefeller is the lead sponsor of the legislation and said he was motivated to introduce the bill after hearing from retired miners fearful of losing their pensions.
"Our coal miners work their entire lives - at risk of life and limb - to provide for their families and fuel our nation," Rockefeller said. "We owe them nothing less than to make sure the pledge of lifetime benefits is preserved. It's so simple - make a promise, keep your promise. That's what I'm fighting for."
"Our coal miners are some of the hardest working people in America, and they are proud to do the heavy lifting that keeps this country strong," Manchin said. "They are the backbone behind decades of lighting our cities and heating our homes, and deserve nothing less than the best possible benefits and care. This bill makes sure our brave coal miners receive the benefits they've been promised."
Brown echoed the sentiment.
"Ohio's coal miners work hard every day and deserve the pensions and health care benefits they were promised," he noted. "This bill would ensure that the benefits earned by miners and their families are protected and that employers are held accountable for the promises made to its employees."


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I've invited 2 folks to SO Careers (which I use as a candidate). I'd like to check out my invitees' profiles so that I can I offer them advice getting it set up, and send out links to their profiles when I see an appropriate opening.
How can I see / share invitees' profiles?
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The body is resilient, but it needs continual stimulation to perform optimally. The more you implement consistency in both your mileage and the proper intensity for each workout, your body will not only respond by becoming increasingly efficient, but also by increasing your propensity to handle more stress … which is of course just a fancy way of saying you will become stronger and able to run longer.
Uphill Repeats
A good workout to develop proper uphill running form and increased leg turnover is 10 x 1-minute hill repeats on a hill with a 6- to 10-percent grade.
After warming up for 20 minutes, designate a starting line at the base of a hill, then run for one minute at 5K race effort. After the minute is over, immediately turn around and jog easy back to your designated start line. Your recovery is the amount of time it takes you to return to the start line. Immediately repeat.
Follow the workout with a 15- to 20-minute cool down.
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We're a Legend of Legaia fan club! All fans are welcome.
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We post up fan stuff, talk about Legaia, hold contests and whatever else we come up with! A lot of our best events as a club were suggested by members, so members, feel free to drop us a note if you have an idea!
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Take care to submit your works into the right category. If there isn't a category that fits, let us know!
Deviations must be fan works of Legend of Legaia. We are not a fan club for Legaia 2: Duel Saga.
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Business leaders gathered to reflect on another year of support for South Central Kentucky's future leaders.
The 2013 Junior Achievement Business Hall Of Fame Ceremony was held Thursday morning at the Sloan Convention Center in Bowling Green.
John Holland of Fruit of the Loom and the late Charles M. Moore, Jr. were inducted into this year's class.
Junior Achievement takes this time every year to thank business leaders for volunteering. They say without them a vital asset would be gone from our community.
"I really think that there would be something missing in what students learn. They would miss out on learning the soft skills of interviewing and resume writing and the basics of financial management. Things that sometimes aren't taught at home," says President Heather Rogers.
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I bought a high mileage(130K) used Saturn(98 SW2). I do not know the maintenance history of the car or if it has been kept to the maintenance schedule. What things should I avoid working on. For example, I have read that a regular flush of the trans. fluid is good UNLESS it has not been done regularly, which could foul things up in a hurry. I would like to avoid killing the car while trying to extend the life of it.
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Because you are uncertain of the history of the car, you should take the view that nothing has been done yet.
A quick checklist is:
Depending on your mechanical level, you may take the car to a trusted mechanic and tell them the situation and they can go over the whole car and tune it up. It will be worth a few hundred dollars to find out if there is anything you need to be worried about before something breaks.
By the way, I have never heard that replacing the transmission fluid regularly is bad.
I recently picked up an old Mercedes. Previous owner said he'd switched out the fluids... that he'd been a mechanic for a number of years. Long story short, NEVER trust previous owners... particularly when it comes to fluids. They don't even have to be dishonest, they might just be incompetent or lazy.
Fouled oil carries a bunch of crap in it that will end up embedded in your crankshaft journals. Fluids are relatively cheap. Even if I'm not sure whether I can get a car I've purchased running (which I was able to with the Mercedes), I won't ever again run the engine of a car I purchase beyond the point of sale test without first swapping out ALL the fluids. You just never know what kind of crazy things previous owners have done (or not done).
See if a dealership can pull the service history for you. I'm under the impression that, say, a GM dealer can pull all the service records for a vehicle, even if the work was performed by another GM dealer. If that's true, you still won't have records of work performed by independent shops, but it's better than nothing.


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This is a pictorial view of the pediatric patient's flow through the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania. While this document is directed at children undergoing radiotherapy at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, many of the procedures are very similar for adults at other institutions.
For your first visit to the Radiation Oncology Department, you and your parents will meet with your doctor in order for all of you to get to know each other.
During this first visit, the doctor will examine you and also inform you about the radiation therapy process and all you need to know about the actual treatment.
|On your second visit to the hospital, the planning for the treatment will begin. Sometimes, a special scan will be performed, but usually an x-ray will be taken of you while you lie under a big machine known as a "simulator." This process is therefore called simulation.
|After the x-rays are developed, the doctor will examine them and then he will mark them in the places where you will be receiving treatment. This X-ray like photo is taken so that the doctor(s) can map out exactly where the tumor is located and where you must receive your treatment.
|Sometimes, tattoos will be made to mark the edge of the radiation therapy field on your skin. The first step in making a tattoo is to place a drop of ink on the skin.
|The ink spot will be scratched with a sticky needle to draw the actual tattoo.
|This is what a complete tattoo looks like and this tattoo marks the spot where the radiation beam will be pointed. The tattoo stings for a second, but they are much easier than a finger stick or a needle.
|A few days later, a set-up is done with you on the treatment machine by the doctors and the technicians. This is done to make sure that the treatment will be delivered exactly as designed during simulation. This set-up may also be based on computerized treatment planning to determine the best way to deliver the radiation as prescribed by your doctor.
|Objects called "blocks" are sometimes made just for you. They are used to separate the cancerous cells from the normal cells so that they will not affected by the radiation beam. After the blocks are made and are slid into place on the machine, actual treatment can begin. You will be laid on a table of a big machine known as the linear accelerator. This machine will be moving over and around you and this is so that it can aim itself directly at the tattoo. One thing to remember is that you have to be very still while the machine is on so that the wrong parts of your body will not be affected by the beam. The laser beam on this patient's back is used to help line up the patient from one day to the next.
|This is a picture of a simulation film compared to a portal film usually examined at the time of set-up on the treatment machine.
|The doctors and technicians will leave the room while you are receiving your treatment so that they will not be unnecessarily exposed to radiation. They will be right outside of the door and they will be watching you on a television screen outside the room. There is no pain or sensation with these treatments. It is just like getting a picture taken!
For a period of time, you may have to come back everyday to receive your treatment. After your treatments are over, you will have to come back to the hospital for something called followup examinations. This is where the doctor checks you out to see how the radiation treatment has affect you and how well you are doing. The doctor does stress close follow-ups for all patients who have undergone treatment with radiation. Follow-up intervals will range from once every week to once per year, but they are very important and you should be present every time one is scheduled.
One thing that you should really try to remember is that all of the nurses, technicians, and doctors are here to help you in the best way they can. They have your best interests at heart and they are eager to see you get well.
Hopefully, this pictorial display has given you a much better understanding of the radiation therapy process. If there is still anything you don't understand or are really confused about, ask your doctors and they will answer your questions in the best way that they know. Remember, these are not just people in white coats, they are your friends.
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Pelican Bay Amateur Radio Club is offering classes for anyone interesting in amateur radio, also known as ham radio.
Classes will be from 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 11 and 18, at Chetco Activity Center, 550 Chetco Lane, Brookings. The classes, taught by club member Bob Wilkinson, are for people interested in taking the Amateur Radio Technician Class license test.
Each class will consist of four hours of concentrated work, and requires an equal amount of work at home, Wilkinson said.
The amateur radio license test is scheduled for June 1 at the Chetco Community Public Library.
For more information and to reserve a seat, call Wilkinson at 541-469-1815 as soon as possible.


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940hp 331ci Small-Block Ford - Turbos! Part 3Written by Marlan Davis on January 16, 2004 Bennett Racing's 940hp Street/Strip 331ci Small-Block Ford!
In the last two issues we told you how to select a turbocharger, then we provided some general guidelines on piecing together a complete system. So much for theory. This month we'll get into the real McCoy and examine what goes into an actual street/strip 331ci turbocharged engine built by the pros at Bennett Racing.
Located in northwest Alabama, Bennett is a major builder of kick-butt small-block and big-block Ford drag racing motors. The company is particularly dominant in NMCA and NMRA class racing, supplying normally aspirated, turbocharged, supercharged, and nitrous engines to a variety of winning racers. At Bennett, you can buy anything from cams all the way to turnkey engines developing over 2,000 hp, but the "mild" 900hp engine shown here is designed for street reliability.
A dual-purpose street/strip engine like this one is among the toughest builds. It's gotta make big power numbers to get down the track and survive in daily use with stock accessories--yet be reasonably affordable. As owner Jon Bennett puts it, "Our goal in building this type of engine is to provide the customer a super-high-horsepower, reliable engine. There are many different opinions on what a true street engine is. Our major concern on a street engine is reliability and low maintenance. We center all of our street engines around hydraulic-roller camshafts. As any experienced engine builder knows, a solid roller is less reliable on the street. Sure, we could put a solid roller profile in this engine and gain some average horsepower, but these gains would be minimal versus the additional maintenance required--valve lash, lifter checks, valvespring wear, and all that."
Dart's thick-wall, four-bolt-main Ford 302 iron block forms the foundation for the engine, which is stuffed with a Scat billet stroker crank, Scat H-beam rods, and premium CP pistons. Cylinder-wall prep is particularly critical, with Bennett making sure to keep the walls straight with minimal taper, and using a 400-grit finish with some cross-hatch to help properly lubricate the piston skirts and aid ring sealing. It's not at all unusual for these engines to have only 0.025 percent leakdown. The block is topped by Bennett CNC-ported Trick Flow Specialties cylinder heads fed by a TFS two-piece EFI intake.
The engine's Turbonetics T76 turbo is more than up to its dual-purpose job, easily supporting 900-1,000 hp. A T76 has a 76mm inducer, which Bennett says "is as big as we can use and still maintain streetability. Even though this engine has a [fairly large] turbo, it still makes boost very quickly due to the cylinder head and camshaft design." Go any larger and you tend to get turbo lag down low, with excessive boost on top. That's obviously not desirable on the street; however, some of the race-only Bennett mills built for the Pro 5.0 classes running Pro Stock-style chassis may go to as large as a 101mm inducer, depending on the weight breaks--but the humongous setup won't clear stock accessories.
This recipe definitely has the Wheaties. Young's Performance tested the engine shown here on its SuperFlow dyno. Running on 110-octane race gas, the engine pounded out 941.5 hp at 5,500 and 5,600 rpm, with 954.2 lb-ft of torque at 5,000, where it made 23.3 psi of boost. A well set-up 3,000-pound car, could run mid-8-second e.t.'s at 160 mph with an engine like this. Dropping down to 93-octane unleaded, the motor still churned out 710.8 hp at 6,200 and 655.9 lb-ft at 5,300 on 10.8 psi.
The engine is available as a complete turnkey package--including the turbo, 10x20-inch-core intercooler, 13/4-inch primary-tube headers, and ducting--for $20,000, ready to drop into a '79-'03 Fox-body Mustang. Undressed motors go for $12,000.
If 940 hp from 331 ci ain't enough, there's always the full-race 2,000hp version. Based on the tall-deck Dart 351W aluminum block, the 420ci small-block has bigger heads, stainless headers, and a dry-sump oiling system. Got $50K? HR
Specifications not listed are the same as stock. Except as noted, all dimensions are in inches or fractions thereof.
Type: Ford Windsor 90-degree OHV V-8
Displacement: 331.6 ci
Bore x Stroke: 4.030 x 3.25
Compression Ratio: 8.24:1
Rod Center-to-Center: 5.40
Rod/Stroke Ratio: 1.66:1
Piston Compression Height: 1.170
Piston Deck Height: 0.010 (below deck)
Piston Volume: -16 cc (dish)
Head-Gasket Bore: 4.100
Head-Gasket Compressed Thickness: 0.054
Combustion-Chamber Volume: 64 cc
Main- & Rod-Bearing Clearance: 0.0027-0.0030
Rod Side Clearance: 0.020-0.025
Crankshaft Thrust: 0.005-0.0055
Piston-to-Bore: 0.0055
Piston-Ring Endgap: 0.025-0.028, top and second
Piston-to-Head (Minimum): 0.040, steel rods; 0.060, aluminum rods
Piston-to-Valve (Minimum): 0.100
Camshaft: Bennett hydraulic roller, 0.570 lift (1.7:1 rockers), 236 degrees at 0.050, 114-degree LDA
Camshaft Thrust (Danny Bee Retainer): 0.004 minimum, 0.006-0.009 preferred
Valvespring (Seat): 140 pounds at 1.850-inch installed height
Valvespring (Open): 400 pounds
Valvespring (Coil-Bind): 1.800
Pushrods: Comp Cams PN 7955-16, 5/16 od x 6.550 OL x 0.080 wall
Spark Plugs: NGK V-Power (R5671A), 0.030 gap
Main-Bearing Bolt Torque (Dart Billet Four-Bolt Caps, ARP Bolts): 65 lb-ft, except outer bolts to 35 lb-ft on cap Nos. 1 and 5
Rod-Bolt Torque (Scat rods, ARP 3/8 bolts): 55 lb-ft
Head-Bolt Torque (ARP 1/2 bolts): 115 lb-ft, top row; 105 lb-ft, bottom row
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This engine's Dart Machinery 8.200-inch-deck-height Ford 302-based block has a 4.030-inch bore, but the thick-wall casting can go as large as 4.185 and still maintain 0.250-inch-thick cylinder walls. Steel four-bolt-main caps are used on all five journals; the center three caps have splayed outer bolts.Dart's priority-main oiling increases oil volume by 18 percent. Bennett adds a chamfer from the main bearing feed (A) to the cam bearing feed (B). This aids cam bearing longevity with a mechanical-roller cam's mondo spring pressures if the owner later decides to upgrade from the hydraulic roller. Bore notches (C) are added for con-rod clearance with the stroker crank.Bennett's modified Clevite 77 trimetal main and rod bearings have a high-tech Calico lubricant coating that both reduces friction and helps them withstand small debris that may get into the engine. This street engine runs relatively tight bearing clearances to maintain low-rpm oil pressure. Race-only engines use larger clearances and an external adjustable oil pump for better oiling and friction reduction.Bennett blueprints a Melling high-volume oil pump, porting and hand-polishing it for increased flow. This results in no less than 70 psi on the dyno, or 60-65 psi hot in a car. The pickup hole is enlarged from 3/4 to 7/8 inch to accept a correspondingly larger-diameter pickup, and the block transfer passage is also enlarged.Canton steel (PN 13-622) or aluminum (PN 13-622A) 8-quart oil pans fit Ford Fox-body chassis. With appropriate trimming, they clear aftermarket four-bolt-main caps and (in a 302 block) up to 3.5-inch strokers. The 1.5-inch kick-out is worth 1.5 hp on a naturally aspirated engine. Steel is more durable for street use, but the aluminum version shaves off 3.5 pounds and reduces oil temperature by dissipating heat more quickly.The Scat 4340 billet-steel 3.25-inch stroker crank uses Chevy-size 2.100-inch rod journals and is internally balanced with Mallory heavy metal. Bennett says turbo motors would "rather have stroke than bore" because it "helps flatten the power curve." However, putting more than a 3.250-inch-stroke crank in a 302 block raises durability and oil-control issues on a turbo motor.ATI Super Dampers get the job done--Bennett hasn't had a bearing problem in seven years. Turbo motors require supreme harmonic absorption, so Bennett uses ATI's three-ring configuration with the steel (instead of lighter aluminum) hub. Heavy, but durable. ATI offers dampers with the right spacing and bolt-pattern to work with nearly all stock Ford pulley-drive setups.Scat forged-steel H-beam rods bushed for floating pins do the job for a reasonable price and can be rebuilt and reused provided they pass magnetic-particle inspection. The high-end race motors run shock-absorbing aluminum rods, but they must be replaced every 100 runs. Bennett prefers rod side clearances on the loose side to keep heat out of the big-end and gall-induced trash out of the oil system.Total Seal TNT 1/16-inch top rings offer superior sealing and longevity in high-boost motors. The hardened rings take higher temps than normal moly rings, which may flake when hot. Completing the package are 1/16-inch cast-iron second and (on street motors) 3/16-inch high-tension (14-15 lb-ft) oil rings. The latter prevent oil-control issues on high-mileage motors with short stroker pistons.
Bennett says CP forged pistons "offer the best ring seal in the industry due to their precisely machined ring grooves." This custom piston (PN S6036) is a standard stock item at Bennett. The tool-steel pins measure 0.927 inch (od) x 2.750 inches (length) x 0.150 inch (wall thickness). An oil-ring support rail comes with the piston because of the high pinhole location.The piston dish conforms closely to the TFS heads' 64cc combustion-chamber contours, ensuring an optimum burn. Quench is critical for normally aspirated motors, but there's so much mixture packed into a forced-induction engine that piston deck heights can vary from zero to 0.040 down in the hole as needed to achieve a desired compression ratio--in this case, 8.24:1.TFS Street Heat heads "are the best conventional 20-degree aftermarket heads out there," according to Bennett. Standard intakes bolt up to the slightly raised 210cc intake-runner roofs. The 0.200-inch-higher exhausts may need custom headers; an extra diagonal bolt pattern works with large-diameter tubes.The 5.160-inch-long stainless steel Ferrea 1000-series 2.08-inch intake valves and high-temp alloy 1.625-inch exhaust valves are specially made to withstand a turbo motor's high pressure and heat. The exhausts have a 25-degree back-cut to increase exhaust velocity. Slightly back-cutting the intake also pumps up 0.100-0.500-inch-lift flow numbers.The forced induction takes care of top-end flow, so Bennett optimizes the valve seat and bowl areas to enhance low-end flow. Based on a 45-degree seat, Bennett's valve job uses a 37-degree top-cut, a 68-degree throat, and a 70-degree bottom angle hand-blended into the throat area.Fords have only four head-bolts per cylinder, but multilayer (plastic-sheetmetal-plastic) Cometic head gaskets seal and resist heat so well that when used on the Dart block with its 1/2-inch head bolts (stock 302s have 7/16-inch bolts), Bennett no longer O-rings any engine--even full-race jobs. Cometic gaskets are available in varying thicknesses to help adjust compression.A turbo engine doesn't require a big cam to make power. The Bennett-designed, Comp Cams-ground hydraulic roller gets the job done and requires little maintenance. It pulls nearly 15 inches of vacuum at idle--good enough to run power brakes. Stock-style lifters, dog-bones, and spiders work fine, too. A big solid roller would raise power but decrease reliability on the street.With 0.550-inch lift and 236 degrees of duration at 0.050, the seemingly single-pattern profile actually has different intake/exhaust opening rates carefully tailored to a turbo motor's characteristics. Here, the Dart block's valley area above the lifter bores is modified for dog-bone retainer clearance.
Ford Racing's full-roller timing chain (PN M-6268-B302) features a nine-position multi-index crank sprocket for precise adjustment during the degreeing process. Bennett machines the steel cam sprocket to accept a Danny Bee Torrington roller-bearing retainer and thrust-plate assembly. This prevents friction and keeps the cam from wearing a groove in a stock-type retainer.Engine management is handled by laptop-programmable FAST batch-fire or full-sequential controllers. While more costly, a sequential system allows the use of slightly larger injectors without degrading idle and low-end driveability--but there's no difference in top-end power potential. This engine uses 83 lb/hr injectors and full-sequential firing.An MSD crank trigger is used with the sequential EFI setup, the MSD PN 8759 distributor serving only as a spark-distribution hub and cam-position sensor. Bennett removes seven of eight reluctor teeth; the remaining tooth tells the brain where the cam is in relation to the crank. The distributor also receives a Comp Cams polymer gear for roller-cam compatibility.A TFS R-series intake is fed by a Bennett-ported Accufab 75mm throttle-body with spacer. The R-series' long-runner design offers high flow plus a flat power curve--perfect for a street/strip car. A Holley SysteMAX is used on auto trans street-only cars; a short-runner Edelbrock Victor Jr. carb-style intake converted to EFI is used with solid rollers running over 7,000 rpm.Headers with 13/4-inch primary tubes feed into a 23/4-inch collector. The small collectors help the exhaust turbine spool up. To hold costs down, the headers are constructed from mild steel on budget kits but ceramic-coated inside and out to resist heat. Shelling out another $1,500-$1,700 gets you stainless steel headers and ducting.One Turbonetics slide-valve NewGen wastegate has the capacity to handle at least 1,000 hp. The wastegate adjusting nut (A) changes the spring tension and basically controls how quickly boost comes in. The knob-controlled air regulator (B) controls high-end boost.Young's Performance fabricates the exhaust pipe and header kits. The Turbonetics intercooler, T76 turbo, and wastegate can be purchased separately in kit form from Young's or Bennett for about $4,000. It fits any '79-'03 Fox-body--just tell 'em which accessories and water pump type (mechanical or electric) you have so the crossover tube comes out right.


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At the company I work for, we're trying to standardize our development practices, and we want to make the right call regarding indentation.
Is there any empirical evidence (preferably research articles in HCI or something) which demonstrates the effect that whitespace can have on code readability?
Alternatively, I'd be interested in a study which evaluates various styles of indentation in code for use in a team environment, across editors, screen resolutions, and operating systems.


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Could it be possible that the mass of the proton can be calculated by a series of integer sequences? Or is this just a curiosity?
$$\sum_{m=1}^{\infty } \frac{1}{10^{26}(m^2+1)_{2m}}=$$
NSum[1/Pochhammer[m^2+1,2m], {m,1,\[Infinity]}, WorkingPrecision -> 50] /10^26
First seven digits match the proton's mass in kilograms.
$1.672621\times10^{-27}$ - from OEIS revised 11/15/12
$1.672621777\times10^{-27}$ - from Wikipedia
What's to say that sometime in the future, the proton's mass won't be made more accurate by adding $4.5\times10^{-35}$ to the current number?
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Whenever I get a result I don't recognize, I look it up on OEIS. I found this number.
I posted on Mathematica.SE with the intention of asking for advice on how to prove that it converges. That would make this number a constant.
If this is a "fluke" or the result of "small numbers," it's still worth exploring.
Edit: It does converge.
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is the 0-dimensional value of a fractal know as the Hilbert Curve.
To get the minimal 3-dimensional value: $f \times 10^{((dimension+1)!)}$ where $0\le dimension \le 3$.
This results in the value for a $1\times 1\times 1$ cube (coincidentally, the definition of the gram.)
To get kilograms: $f \times 10^{((dimension+1)!+3)}$.
I posit that the fractalness is the stabilizing influence on the proton.
I agree with everyone that I have been wrong-headed about the importance of this constant. I have posted the constant on OEIS A219733. Thanks for your patience.


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Dakota Wesleyan University is ranked among America's best regional colleges for the Midwest, according to the recently released U.S. News & World Report "Best Colleges 2014."
The annual "America's Best Colleges" study by U.S. News & World Report is a culmination of data taken from regional colleges, high school counselors and various sources to create a comprehensive look at what colleges offer and how they assist students on their road to success. Everything from class size to financial assistance to how competitive admission processes are, are taken into account.
"Dakota Wesleyan strives to teach students leadership, service and a commitment to the communities they share; we set standards in these areas in and out of the classroom," said Amy Novak, DWU president. "The university has been educating future leaders since 1885 and the campus has grown in size both physically and in its enrollment. Others are noticing the quality of education DWU offers and we are committed to continuing to build on our academic excellence."
DWU is ranked among regional colleges in the Midwest, which includes 12 states.
DWU is a private, liberal arts university associated with the Dakotas Conference of the United Methodist Church. For more information about Dakota Wesleyan University, visit www.dwu.edu.


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Michigan wins men's swimming and diving championships
The No. 2-ranked University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team led wire to wire to capture its fourth consecutive Big Ten Conference championship on Saturday in front of the home crowd at Canham Natatorium. The Wolverines tallied 889 points over the four-day of competition, blowing by second-place Indiana (564 points) and third-place Ohio State (515 points).


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WHEELING - Talk show host and former politician Jerry Springer will be the host when "The Price is Right, Live!" comes to Wheeling.
Local residents will get the chance to "come on down" to win cash and prizes during the show, which starts at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Capitol Theatre.
The stage show is based on the television game show, which is now in its 40th year. Attendees should recognize many of the games in the live stage show as ones they've seen on television - among them "Any Number," "Cliff Hangers," the "Clock Game," "Hole in One" (not played for a car), "It's In the Bag," "One Wrong Price" and "Plinko."
Contestants also can get called to "come on down" during the show to spin the "Big Wheel" for a cash prize, or play in the "Showcase Showdown." The contestants attempt to guess the price of the prize package shown during the "Showcase Showdown," but they must come within $100 of the actual price to be victorious.
Springer is among entertainers tapped to host "The Price is Right, Live!" at venues nationwide. He is a former television news anchor and mayor of Cincinnati who went on to host the Jerry Springer Show.
Springer in recent years also has hosted "America's Got Talent," and he has been a participant in the show "Dancing With the Stars." He hosts the cable game show "Baggage."
"The Price Is Right, Live!" has given away more than $10 million in cash and prizes since hitting the stage six years ago and has sold more than 1.2 million tickets.


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Can't type in prompt messageboxes on Chrome
I can't type anything into the prompt messageboxes.
Works on desktop Safari as well as Android and iOS. But not on desktop Chrome. No JS errors.
Try it at http://dev.sencha.com/deploy/touch/e...s/kitchensink/
Go to 'User Interface -> Overlays' and click the 'Prompt' button.
Tried disabling all extensions, still broken in Chrome v16 and v17.
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For people still having trouble with this even after the bug fix (as I was), this may be down to the fact that the 'maxlength' property is not set when you display the prompt, as I believe this defaults to zero. To change this, see my example below:
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Sensible default?
Just got bitten by this. Thanks closeratio for pointing the 'sensible' default of 0 for a maxlength. Come on Sencha; what's up with that?


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There should be algoritms.stackexchange.com so that programmers can discuss algorithm problems
apart from other stuff. I mean for a separate space cause there are so many networks of stackexchange like cstheory, area51 even programmers.stackexchange.com .
I can say if there is programmers.stackexchange.com separately for programmers then there should be algorithms.stackexchange.com otherwise algorithm sort of stuff is not justified on stackexchange network.
Its a big thing algorithms are everywhere then why not algorithms.stackexchange.com ?


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Avatar 3D Blu Ray & DVD for $19.99 + free shipping
The Sky People have sent us a message... Now is the time to preorder
Language: English
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number of discs: 2
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Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Release Date: October 16, 2012
Run Time: 162 minutes
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I've got this on order at Amazon, but for 10 bucks more. I suspect they'll match Frys, but I think I'll order here.
Thanks, OP! I had also pre-ordered from Amazon but this is a better price
Isn't this like the 3rd release? I'll wait for the extended 3D bluray in 2013.
I'll bet all those people paying over $100 for this on e-bay only a few months ago are not happy campers
@scsica: I found a copy at a pawn store for $9 and sold it on eBay, used, for $75 knowing that I could buy a better 3D copy at the end of the year. Now I can spend $20 of that on this release and go party with my $55 in profit!
Can I just say that this is the best preview image I've ever seen.
Well, bad news; Frys sent me an email saying they're out of stock. Interesting as it hasn't been released yet. And I cancelled my Amazon pre-order. Thought I'd give Frys a try; last time!!
@grampella: same thing happened to me, sounds very fishy that they were out of stock online after accepting my pre-order, when I'm sure they will have it in stock at retail stores
I called Frys customer service on my order as well. The CSR said it was scheduled to ship on 10/15. I said it was unclear due to the out of stock email. She stated that is the norm, because it is pre order and they do not have their stock on hand - however it should be received and ready for shipping on the 15th.


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The 6 Most Insane Underdog Stories in the History of Battle
#3. Battle of Isandlwana
If you were to hold a worldwide popularity contest of all the armies in history, you'd be hard-pressed to find the British Imperials on the top of anyone's list. With all its mustaches, technologies and "white man's burden" mentalities, the British Empire forced its way into the record books as both the largest and most annoying empire in history.
This is honestly how they viewed themselves.
On Dec. 11, 1878, the British Empire sent the African Zulu king Cetshwayo an unfair ultimatum with the intent of using it to provoke war. Sure enough, Cetshwayo refused the offer, and the British immediately went after the primitive tribe with a force of 8,000 mustachioed warriors.
The Battle of Isandlwana was the first major encounter of the Anglo-Zulu War, and it took place on Jan. 22, 1879, in Isandlwana, South Africa. It was not a technological mismatch so much as a dick-measuring contest. The Brits came in with the best of everything any army at that point had ever seen, which was kind of overkill when you consider they were fighting dudes with iron thrusting spears, throwing spears, clubs and shields made out of cow hide.
As it turned out, their superior technology made the Brits a little overconfident. For all the technology and lavish costumes the Brits went to war with, it goes without saying that, when this marches over the horizon ...
... the battle is not going to go well for the guys that showed up dressed like they were there to deliver a singing telegram.
The British Empire, of course, was accustomed only to polite, orderly warfare fought against the sound of a whistling teapot. The chaotic nature of their misadventure into Africa resulted in a massive siege for which they were completely unprepared, leading to the single worst defeat ever suffered by the British army against a technologically inferior opponent.
Somewhere right now, a teapot is piping.
As for the spoils of war, the Zulus walked away like they had just won a game show. They captured almost 2,000 draft animals, 130 wagons, two cannons, 1,000 of those fancy Martini-Henry rifles, 400,000 rounds of ammunition, tents, tinned food, beer, biscuits, God only knows how much tea and perhaps the most lavish costumes anybody of any continent had ever seen.
#2. The Battle of the Ice
The early 13th century was a rough time to be Russian, because for some reason, every other nation on Earth decided to take turns picking on them. They were attacked first by the Mongols and then by the Swedes, so their forces were already desperately depleted by 1242, when they answered a knock at the door and found the goddamn Crusades waiting for them on the other side. Apparently, the West had decided that the Russians' Eastern Orthodox Christianity was the wrong kind of Christianity.
Going into this battle were some of the most heavily armored knights of the Middle Ages, among them the prominent Livonian branch of the Teutonic Order. As demonstrated by the harsh hit-points they dished out in Age of Empires II, Teutonic Knights were among the most elite, best-financed and overburdened assholes on the planet, wearing head-to-toe armor that made them the closest thing to Iron Man without being Iron Man.
This is seriously what they looked like.
Opposing them was the rabble of the Novgorod Republic, one of the few Russian principalities still breathing in the aftermath of the Mongols. All they could face the Crusader army with were some poorly armed local militia, two princes, and some of their royal bodyguards.
But there is a harsh however simple lesson in warfare that western Europe seems to keep forgetting again and again -- do not attack Russia in winter.
Are you listening, Germany?
The Battle of the Ice took place on April 5, 1242, on the frozen straits between the northern and southern parts of Lake Peipus. This ice did not lie flat in the winter, but jagged, like the Fortress of Solitude. Nevertheless, the Crusader army charged across the lake like a bunch of football players, apparently not realizing that doing any kind of fighting on a slippery surface is a bad idea, never mind when you're an army decked out in the heaviest armor in the world.
We still can't take our eyes off the dude with the horns.
The Crusaders ended up fighting hand-to-hand combat for hours on the ice's slippery surface against Novgorodian militiamen standing safely on a beachhead, until someone finally said, "Hey, how about fuck this."
When they tried to retreat, though, the ice supposedly broke from underneath them. Though it should be noted that this tidbit comes from the Novgorod chronicles of the life of Alexander Nevsky, aka the single most badass Russian in history. As such, there's a chance that the part about the ice breaking under the Crusaders may have been added just to make for some cooler pictures.
Which you bet your ass it did.
#1. Native Americans Defeat the Vikings
Christopher Columbus was not the first pale-faced invader from across the seas that the Native Americans had to deal with. Norse colonists had already staked their claim as many as five centuries earlier, as proven by archaeologists and by Norse legends of a place they called "Vinland," which turned out to be Canada. Incidentally, we would all be speaking Norwegian right now if the Native Americans hadn't sent them packing sometime around 1000 A.D.
Hooray for history!
"Skraeling,," or "weakling" was a derogatory term used in the Icelandic Sagas to describe the Native Americans the Vikings encountered during their brief squat in North America. It really wasn't anything personal -- at the time, every other civilization in the world was a weakling compared with the Vikings. This reputation was tarnished when the Native Americans went up against one of the Vikings' most notorious badasses, Eric the Red, and won.
Not even his mustache could save him.
Although they lived in peace for a short time, a Skraeling was eventually killed by a Viking over a dispute that boiled down to "He tried to steal my sword. You all saw it!" First blood was drawn, and the Skraelings were pissed.
A skirmish erupted between the two camps, killing two Vikings and four Skraelings. That's when things got a little weird. During the battle, the Skraelings deployed a weapon launched from poles described as a large, blue ball that emitted a "hideous sound" at the Vikings. This may only be hearsay, but the ultimate result was that the Vikings, with their iron armor, shields, steel spears and axes, were driven out of the entire hemisphere by Native Americans wielding weaponry made of wood, stone and animal parts. As documented in The Saga of Eric the Red: "[The Vikings] realized that even though this was good land, their lives here would always be dominated by battle and fear."
That, friends, is the highest compliment a Viking can pay you.
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The Fiscal Cliff Isn't the Only Disaster Looming in D.C.
The Washington Wizards were blown out by the Spurs Monday night, falling to 0-12 for the season. They are seven losses away from the worst start in NBA history—a mark currently held by the New Jersey Nets, who lost 18 straight to begin the 2009-10 season.
To be fair, the Wizards aren't all that bad, despite their dismal record. Playing without injured star John Wall, they've gone to overtime three times, and half of their losses have come by six points or fewer.
The Wizards will find their way into the win column, but 0-19 isn't out of the realm of possibility. Here are some factors—not all scientific—working against them.
The team's next game is Wednesday against Portland, but the Wizards haven't won a game on Nov. 28 since 2006. They play the next two Fridays against New York and Atlanta, but they've lost 13 of their last 14 games played on Friday. They don't appear to have the firepower to beat Miami, or the fortitude to win in Houston (they've lost 9 of 10 there). Golden State has Richard Jefferson, who has won nine straight against the Wizards. They could win in New Orleans, but a night out on Bourbon Street is enough to trip up any team.
Don't worry, though, they won't go 0-20: A game against the Lakers this season is the perfect way to snap a losing streak.
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Zabaleta up for cup glory
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As expected, this afternoon's FA Cup Final clash with Wigan is top of the news agenda this morning.
Thousands of Blues are already on their way to the capital, where the City players will be aiming to add another piece of silverware to the collection with victory over the Latics.
One of this season's star men, Pablo Zabaleta, is desperate to win the trophy and emulate the success of his famous countrymen, Ossie Ardiles and Ricky Villa, who won the trophy with Spurs in 1981 - beating City in the final.
Zaba told the Daily Mirror: "I wasn't born until 1985, so I don't remember them as players, but they are famous in Argentina and I've seen Villa's goals in the final on the internet.
"They were like pioneers when they came over to England and joined Tottenham in 1978.
"They were the first Argentinians to play in England and they are proud that myself, Carlos and Sergio have continued that."
The defender has had a remarkable season, putting in many magnificent performances, and his contribution was recognised by his fellow pros when he was voted into the PFA Team of the Year recently.
He added: "Whoever plays, it is a game that we have to win.
"It has been a special season for me because I have been a regular player week in, week out. I've worked very hard to get into the team. Discipline and hard work are the keys to earn a place in that team."
Meanwhile, in the opposition camp, Arouna Koné has identified his old friend and scorer of the winning goal in the 2011 final, Yaya Toure, as the game's most influential man.
Toure's compatriot has warned his Wigan teammates that they must stop the 29-year-old exerting his usual dominance if they are to lift the trophy themselves.
The Independent's Robin Scott-Elliott writes: "The City midfielder and Wigan's top scorer have been close friends since playing for the Ivory Coast Under-19 side – Koné was a guest at a birthday party for one of Touré's children last Sunday – and Koné is all too aware of Touré's powerful ability.
"'He is a really tough opponent, someone who thrives on possession, but if he doesn't have possession that frustrates him and that's something we will try and prevent,' said Koné. 'Yaya is like the lungs of the team – the vital organ. City are a great team but when he's there, there is something even more special. If we try and suffocate that lung then they are not the same team.'"
You can read what Yaya himself had to say about the game here, or check out the thoughts of Gael Clichy ahead of today's Wembley showpiece.
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Congress is asking top U.S. defense contractors to disclose their corporate plans if the military is forced to cut $500 billion from its budget early next year, putting the companies in the middle of a political fight between Republicans and the White House.
In a letter sent Thursday to 15 major defense contractors by U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and six other GOP senators as well as independent Sen. Joseph Lieberman, Connecticut, the companies were asked to answer five questions about the effect the potential massive cuts, known as sequestration, would have on their bottom line, employees and suppliers.
The potential cuts are the result of a congressional deal struck last fall while negotiating over the current budget deal. Those negotiations resulted in the inability of Congress and the president to agree on a deficit-reduction plan. If there is no agreement, come the beginning of January 2013, the Pentagon will be forced to cut an additional $500 billion from its accounts over the next 10 years.
Some of the questions the letter asks of the companies -- which include employment giants Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, United Technologies and Raytheon -- "What is your total number and total dollar value of contracts you currently hold with the Department of Defense that could be terminated or restructured," in the event of sequestration and, "What impact would termination or restructuring of those contracts have on your employees, partners and suppliers?" The letter also asked companies when they plan on sending layoff notices ahead of a potential sequestration.
Defense contractors know where their bread is buttered and play both sides of the political spectrum to ensure contracts keep coming their way. Now they are being called out in a political game of chicken to talk about a potential catastrophe. Most defense companies just want to lay low as not to rock the boat, especially as election season approaches.
Northrop Grumman, which supplies drones, satellites and numerous other products for the military, acknowledged company CEO Wes Bush received the letter from the senators but said, the company, "will defer further comment on it, at this point," according to company spokesman Randy Belote.
While not commenting on the letter, the company did have a comment on sequestration.
"While we do not contemplate extraordinary customer actions in anticipation of a potential sequestration, the outcome of that debate remains uncertain. As a result, Northrop Grumman is prepared with contingency plans for the possibility of sequestration occurring in January 2013. It is Northrop Grumman's view that the implementation of sequestration as presently mandated could have a very serious negative impact on our company, our industry and of course on the defense capacity of our nation."
Raytheon spokesman, David Desilets, said the company would decline making any comment for this story.
Lockheed Martin CEO Bob Stevens has been an outspoken opponent of sequestration, saying last month, "With the widespread disruption associated with across-the-board cuts and significant layoffs, I fear our industry will suffer a loss of learning, a depletion of talent, and an erosion in quality. And I again ask our nation's leaders to address sequestration without delay," Stevens said.
"From an industry perspective, the near-term horizon is completely obscured by a fog of uncertainty," he said.
Lockheed Martin also acknowledged it received the senatorial letter and said in an e-mail response to CNN, "We are working to provide responses to the letter, and we continue to have dialogue with members of Congress, the Administration and customers to raise awareness about sequestration, and the potential impacts to our industry and our country."
The senators' letter reads in part: "The (Obama) Administration's apparent unwillingness to conduct any meaningful analysis or planning for sequestration is alarming," and refers to the potential effect on the defense industry as well as the economy.
McCain spokesman Brian Rogers told CNN the letter was sent because, "Sen. McCain believes it's critically important that Congress have all the information about the negative impacts of defense sequestration on our security and economy. This is part of that effort."
In a response to Security Clearance about the letter, Kenneth Baer, spokesman for the White House Office of Management and Budget said, "While OMB has not yet engaged agencies in planning, our staff is conducting the analysis needed to move forward if necessary. ... Should it get to the point where it appears that Congress will not do its job and the sequester may take effect, OMB, DOD, and the entire Administration will be prepared."
Last month, McCain and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, offered an amendment that calls on the Pentagon to report by August 15 on the impact of defense sequestration. It also calls on Office of Management and Budget to report within 30 days, and the president to report within 60 days, on the impact of all of sequestration, across both defense and non-defense spending.
"The truth is that no amount of planning or collection of reports will turn the sequester into anything other than the devastating cut in defense and domestic investments that it was meant to be," Baer said.
"What's needed is action to avoid the sequester by Congress passing balanced deficit reduction that the President can sign into law, not searching for ways to cushion the blow on defense and non-defense programs," he continued.


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Cubs Ace, aces his test!
After the game the Cubs announced that the MRI/Arthrogram performed on Carlos Zambrano's right pitching shoulder showed absolutely NO structural damage. Specifically there was no evidence of a labrum injury or rotator cuff tear. There was some inflammation in the back of the shoulder which probably refers to the infraspinatus muscle, hence the Tribune reporting the test showed a minor shoulder strain.
The infraspinatus is the posterior of the four muscles that make up the rotator cuff. Cuff tears are mostly synonymous for a tear in the supraspinatus tendon which is the superior muscle and tendon. The muscle in front is the subscapularis and the teres minor is posterior below the infraspinatus. A mild muscle strain implies some inflammation but no significant stretch or tear of the muscle fibers. So with no structural damage and a collective sigh from all places Cub Blue, the conservative thing is to let Zambrano's shoulder rest for two starts. Supposedly they discussed this with Z and they wanted to know if he should miss only one start (vs. Baltimore) or two starts (at US Comisk-ular). Rumor has it that when Zambrano was told he would not bat in an AL team home park he opted to miss two starts.
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May I ask, is that a "rumor" in that you are re-reporting a rumor someone else heard, or a way to tip us off that you heard something directly from some horse's mouth? Either way, it's a fun bit of info. And thanks for passing on the encouraging news!
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just having fun implying Z would rather hit than pitch.
Rumors on the radio have ranged from a retroactive DL stint from last Wednesday to him just missing the one start against Baltimore.
If he does miss two starts including a retroactive DL event, rumor's have said they will call up Sean Marshall to pitch the two outings in Z's slot.
No press mention of the infraspinatus muscle, but that's the anatomy of the posterior shoulder and strain is always a reference to muscle injury (strains are muscle injuries, sprains are ligament injuries).
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j.lieber has pitched 4.2ip this month. he's getting blanco'd.
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Well, Lieber is the long man, and the starters have been going longer, so Lieber has been going shorter.
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Is there going to be baseball in Boston tonight?
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Is there going to be baseball in Boston tonight?
yes. why are the Red Sox wearing green jerseys?
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rsox and celtics owners are in a booth with all their recent hardware on display on the skybox booth ledge. they're partying old people style.
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Sigh of relief. Collective sigh of relief.
But I never panicked. Thank God.
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Sean Marshall's last three starts at Iowa as he has been trying to get stretched out to 90+ pitches...
Sean's last start was yesterday (Thursday), so he should be ready for 90-100 pitches in his next start, which can be as early as next Tuesday (or whenever he is needed after that).
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It's safe to say Rich Hill won't be the one to take Zambrano's start. His line tonight:
0.2 3 6 6 4 1
Plus an HBP, a wild pitch, and a wild pickoff throw!
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THANKS for the good news, CUBSTER!
I know some of you hate Ozzie, but I got a chuckle out of this:
Guillen was on a roll before the game and got in another shot at one of his favorite targets, Wrigley Field. Especially the batting cage under the right field bleachers.
"You go to take batting practice and the rats are bigger than pigs out there. You want to take a look? I think the rats are lifting weights," he said.
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it really was priceless having kenny williams and ozzie freely admitting the collective inferiority complex that sox nation suffers from...
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It's time we put a scout in Iceland. Just sayin'...
Rumors of my death are exagerated
So Z is alive, correct?
but our Third Ace flunked// RICH HILL UPDATE
RICH HILL didn't make it out of the first inning tonight
Anderson Hernandez flies out to right fielder Josh Kroeger.
Argenis Reyes walks.
With Chris Aguila batting, throwing error by Rich Hill on the pickoff attempt, Argenis Reyes to 2nd.
With Chris Aguila batting, wild pitch by Rich Hill, Argenis Reyes to 3rd.
Chris Aguila hit by pitch.
Coaching visit to mound.
Valentino Pascucci walks. Chris Aguila to 2nd.
Raul Gonzalez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Josh Kroeger. Argenis Reyes scores. Chris Aguila scores. Raul Gonzalez to 2nd. Valentino Pascucci advances to 3rd, on fielding error by right fielder Josh Kroeger.
Jesus Feliciano singles on a line drive to pitcher Rich Hill. Valentino Pascucci scores. Raul Gonzalez to 3rd.
Gustavo Molina walks. Jesus Feliciano to 2nd.
Abraham Nunez walks. Raul Gonzalez scores. Jesus Feliciano to 3rd. Gustavo Molina to 2nd.
Ruddy Lugo strikes out swinging. Wild pitch by pitcher Rich Hill. Jesus Feliciano scores. Gustavo Molina to 3rd. Abraham Nunez to 2nd.
Anderson Hernandez singles on a ground ball to third baseman Casey McGehee. Gustavo Molina scores. Abraham Nunez to 3rd.
Pitcher Change: Gregory Reinhard replaces Rich Hill, batting 9th.
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What a hard and fast fall for Rich Hill. I wonder how long they keep trotting him out there to walk 4 or 5 guys per inning? Very very sad.
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It's quite possible he's still having mechanical problems. With a good next start, he's right back where he was a week ago. The really worrisome part of this is Hill's history of considering mental processes more than his mechanics or execution. Ignore the pyscho-analysis for a while, Rich, and start executing your pitches.
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I agree with that.
On the one hand, you'd expect him to be able to handle the few slight mechanical changes to shorten his wind up that Lou and Larry wanted him to make. You have to expect some struggles with that, but that shouldn't mean that everything just falls apart and you can't throw a stike.
On the other hand, since we're 4 or 5 months since they made that change in his delivery and it's CLEARLY not working, it seems to me that he ought to be allowed to go back to his old mechanics.
I mean, really, which one is worse? The 5.88 he has at Iowa right now with nobody running on him OR posting a 3.82 in the show when everybody under the sun can take a free base? Should be a no-brainer.
Maybe there's something we don't know. It's really puzzling.
All that said, it certainly is a blessing that we're getting 3-3 with a 3.92 from Gallagher in his 8 starts. And more than 6 innings per start, too.
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"Maybe there's something we don't know. It's really puzzling."
I'd have to agree with this. Bruce Levine just mentioned this on his "Talking Baseball" Show on ESPN 1000, my Saturday morning addiction.
Levine said indeed it is really puzzling and Hill's career is on the line.
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Maybe Jimbo should bring in Rick Peterson to be Hill's personal pitching coach. His problems seem to be mental and maybe Peterson's Phil Jackson like zen approach will work for him.
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"The 5.88 he has at Iowa right now with nobody running on him OR posting a 3.82 in the show when everybody under the sun can take a free base"
Greg Maddux and his 350 career wins would say "steal all you want, amigos."
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Hey, it's alright. Only one of those base hits actually left the infield.
6 runs on 3 hits. That's a special kind of failure.
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Iowa's defense is AWFUL. Mid 1990's Greg Maddux would have some struggles with that crew behind him.
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ESPN reports Zambrano will go on DL.
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ESPN 1000 radio said EPat brought back from Iowa...not sure if he's taking Z's spot (retroactive DL).
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To DL or not-DL, that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer...
"I don't like to pitch in American League ballparks [anyway]," Zambrano said. "I feel bored. The games are too long. I like the National League. You're competing and no one has to come in for me and do the DH part.
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First team to 60 wins! Onward to 70, 80, 90 and 100!
I. Hate. The. Mets.
OK Marlins -- take 'em down. Fernandez, at home, tomorrow for the Fish.
Gotta say, though -- as much as I can't stand them, the Cardinals have had some very impressive late-inning wins against premier closers.
Very impressive that he hit a 3-2 curve ball. Such a dynamic ballplayer. If he ever learns the strike zone....
If Jason Hammel doesn't get a potato chip sponsorship deal, somebody messed up. Attaboy, Jason!
I am looking forward to AChap facing the Cardinals.
Sure is fun to watch them score finally. To think they were no-hit until the 7th...
Got to admit it - it was comforting seeing Rondon come out for the eighth after just taking a two run lead ... And put the hammer down with a 7 pitch inning. Good stuff
blown the hell open...7 run lead
11 hits off Wainwright tonight. Everything going right for the Cards right now. Motherfucking motherfuckers.
it was more no-doubt than bryant's HR. it wont make any end-of-season highlight reels, but that one was booked to leave on contact.
Javy! Javy! Javy!
How sweet was that - Cranked it!
393 happy feet
cubs take a 2 run lead in the 7th. sweet.
...and the Cards tie and take the lead in the 9th. off Familia.
Familia blows his first save of the season -- gives up 2 in 9th to the Cards.
Not much going our way these days.
bryant's back!
no-doubt HR towering to CF...tie game.