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6 Screw-Ups by Famous Bands That Make Spinal Tap Look Smooth
Kings of Leon was having a concert in St. Louis, Missouri, when, during the third song (a phrase which here means "the third time they played 'Use Somebody' that night"), a flock of pigeons swooped in and shit all over them, because apparently God only answers the most hilarious of prayers.
The birds had been steadily crapping on the show all evening, having previously rained deuces on the two opening acts before assaulting the Kings of Leon themselves, and yet everyone involved chose to ignore what the universe was clearly trying to tell them. The band soldiered through the first two songs, apparently accustomed to singing "Sex on Fire" with runny dumps streaking down their cheeks, but by the time they'd reached the third number on their set list, one of the free-falling sky dooks had landed directly in bassist Jared Followill's mouth.
In most shows, shit just pours out of his mouth, so this was kind of an improvement.
This was somehow the last straw, and the band stormed off the stage in disgust and refused to continue.
As a footnote, we should point out that Alice Cooper had an even stranger story during one of his shows. His trademark boa constrictor (a phrase typically reserved for professional wrestlers and G.I. Joe villains), evidently concerned with leaving a lasting impression on any Rolling Stone reviewers in attendance, squeezed out several huge mounds of snake boom on the stage to ensure that the evening was an affair to remember:
Luckily, several clowns were on hand to rush onstage and clean up the poop (and we mean literal face-painted circus clowns, because Alice Cooper is a maniac). However, the stench was so overwhelming that the clowns started to throw up all over the place, turning their cleaning efforts into one of the labors of Hercules and effectively distracting everyone from the music, which admittedly is the entire purpose of an Alice Cooper concert.
The difference between this and the Kings of Leon incident is that no one felt the need to stop the show, and in fact if Cooper could have trained the snake to do that every time, he almost certainly would have.
"Yeah, I know he just ate. Feed him again. Something from McDonald's, preferably."
#2. A Ska Band Causes an Earthquake
In 1992, the recently reunited ska band Madness held a concert during the Madstock festival in Finsbury Park, London, presumably on a bet with event planners to see if anyone would show up. Around 45,000 people were in attendance, which is a stunning figure for a band that no one under 30 has ever heard of, and the crowd got good and crazy jumping up and down to the frenetic sounds of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones' old British uncles. Because truly, there is nothing more exciting than watching a man in a purple suit and a Panama hat jog in place.
After the performance, reports began to come in of tower blocks across Finsbury Park swaying back and forth as the ground beneath them shook, apparently with the force of nearly 50,000 ska fans jumping in unison. This is sort of like standing Jenga on a waterbed while a remedial reading class hops across it, braying incoherently at a DVD sing-along. The force was enough to move peoples' furniture, as well as make them seriously re-evaluate the advantages of living in tall buildings.
Or living close enough to be physically affected by a Madness concert.
As it turns out, the earthquake (which registered an astonishing 4.5 on the Richter scale) was only sort of caused by Madness.
You see, while the crowd's unified jumping certainly had an effect (there are only two ways to dance to ska music, and there simply wasn't enough room for anyone to skank), it was amplified by an underground lake located directly beneath Finsbury Park. The churning boogie fever of 45,000 people created huge waves in the subterranean lake, sort of like those tide pools (here meaning "Band-Aid repositories") that you see in water parks.
"Christ, it smells like horn music and feet."
The rocking of the waves caused the ground above to move as well, scaring the hell out of everyone in Finsbury Park not currently distracted by a band of middle-aged men wearing sunglasses on a cloudy afternoon. So, technically, Madness caused a mini-tsunami that led to a mini-earthquake, which is still an achievement, considering that those things typically occur in the opposite order.
#1. Green Day Has the Biggest Mud Fight in History
It may be hard to believe, but at one point in their career, Green Day didn't get drunk and cry during Top 40 pop concerts.
Case in point: When Green Day played the Woodstock '94 festival, part of a misguided attempt in the 1990s to recapture 1960s youth culture (which continued on through a relaunch of the Volkswagen Beetle, Oasis trying like hell to be the Beatles and two Austin Powers movies). This particular Woodstock (yes, the distinction is necessary, because there were two Woodstocks in the '90s) was dubbed "Mudstock" due to the fact that it rained during the entire festival, turning the grounds into one giant mud pit.
You could plant corn on the audience.
By the time Green Day took the stage for their set, the crowd looked like the bizarre community sex scene from The Matrix Reloaded if flying whales had shit all over it. Everyone was cold, wet and disgusting, and in all likelihood were ready to just go home. Deciding that restless, hung-over 20-somethings would appreciate irony above all else, Green Day launched into "Welcome to Paradise," daring the crowd to try and understand what the hell Billie Joe Armstrong was saying.
One audience member, who perhaps wasn't in the mood to be teased by three millionaires who had just been helicoptered in, threw a handful of mud at the stage. Armstrong, displaying the restraint he is now famous for, responded by shouting "Come on, you assholes, throw some more!"
Hurled clumps of mud quickly covered the stage and all the equipment, and the show completely dissolved like a celebrity intervention as the cameras kept rolling. Armstrong began throwing the mud back into the crowd, posturing and saying random things into the microphone to try and keep them riled up. Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool just continued dutifully playing their instruments, having doubtless grown accustomed to Armstrong eschewing his guitar and trademark congested vocals to do whatever ridiculous bullshit crept up into his mind.
Threatening to stop didn't help. Draw your own conclusions.
Eventually, people began to break through security and climb up on stage, which the band welcomed at first, before ultimately deciding to walk out. For some reason, this only made people more determined to meet Green Day, and they rushed the stage en masse. In the ensuing melee, Dirnt was mistakenly tackled into a bank of monitors by security and had several of his teeth knocked out of his skull (Armstrong presumably ran back on stage to throw them into the crowd). In need of emergency dental surgery for their bass player, the band was airlifted out of Woodstock, which to be fair was probably how they were going to leave anyway.
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I bought a "Magnum Apple Cider Kit" 1.7Kg kit. Added 1 Kg of corn sugar + 300 gr brown sugar and oak chips. For the first 3 days it has been fermenting like crazy. Today (4th day) the fermentation seems to have stopped! Now I dont have a hydrometre but I opened the ferm. bin and there were no bubbles (like flat, nothing at all), the Temp. of the most is 20.5 C (so its ok), I had a sample and it tasted sweet. This is my first time ever and I have to say that over 4 days I opened it (the ferm. bin) 5 times!! I am sorry! I wanted to see what was going on in there!
Frist day I had a 5 cm krausen. Sencond day only nice white froth on top the most and I could hear a really strong fermentation going on. Third day I didnt open it, but the airlock was bubbling like crazy. Today (4th day) nothing.... no bubbles at all! Is it normal? The kit said the fermentation should take 7-8 days at temp. 20-28, but its only 4 days!
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I'd like to add a tar archive in the standard Red Hat installation CD image and untar the same at a desired location using some post install scripts.
Can you kindly suggest me how to proceed? In particular:
- How do I add the tar in the iso image.
- Where should I place the script.
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Is woot using non-retail packaging now?!?
I'm a long-time wooter with over 70 woots, and I had a first this weekend: I got a package intended as a christmas gift, and the packaging from woot was just a brown box! I double-checked the listing and it should have been a new item:
I think woot should WARN us when it's not-retail packaging, just like they warn when it's not new (refurbished). My order was a discount, but I think it's dishonest when I was expecting the same item I'd buy on a store shelf, and this was not the same.
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They've done this for a very long time, as far as I know. I agree that it should appear in the product description.
A few years ago, I ordered several things intended for gifts to charities, and was dismayed to see them arrive in just shrink wrap (for children's hammer and peg boards), and similar packaging for other items. I just took them all over to a local family shelter, and bought other things elsewhere.
I don't know that there's an easy answer to this one. I recognize that the places these items are coming from may not want discounted purchasers returning these items to brick and mortar stores, and that providing an alternative package would increase the cost (perhaps significantly).
I would suggest a simple sticker could alleviate much of this, or even a stamp. It could be a fun picture of Mortimer, perhaps, or even the Woot! logo itself.
If @thunderthighs or @faughtey could pass this to the relevant decision maker, that would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance. :-}
Did you check with support? I looked at the hex bugs page, and didn't see any indication that it wouldn't be retail packaging either.
It looks like from research there are two interesting observations:
1. I can't find it sold anywhere except that woot, so it looks like it was some kind of woot exclusive or "woot launch" from the good 'ole days
2. It looks like the non-glow version has some kind of cardboard wrap around the section inside the handle to keep it from opening and loosing the contents (This glow version doesn't have that wrap)
Still, I'm kinda confused about the packaging - this doesn't look like what I would get if I could purchase it at retail, and I feel like we should be informed that it's something woot exclusive or some reason for the non-retail appearance
You will sometimes see generic packaging if the item is a special bundle just for us or if the vendor doesn't want it sold with the retail package for some reason.
You bring up good points though especially in this gifting season. I've passed this on to the PTB.
As always, thanks for the feedback.
I ordered these -
The first two times I bought them, I received them in retail packaging and the last couple of times I bought them, I received them in bulk packaging. In this case it was a rectangular box which was much easier to wrap than the standard retail bubble pack.
I agree though that it would be nice if the description mentioned that the item would be received in non-retail packaging.
I've been bit by the same issue. I ordered a couple of the Motorola Bluetooth mice off of a woot plus sale a few weeks ago to use as gifts, but the mice arrived packaged simply in a bubble wrap bag.
They were just $4 mice, granted, so I wasn't too bothered by it, but I was expecting retail packaging since the item was listed as new.
New is new. Why is the package it comes in such a big deal?
@autotechinstl: If you're giving it as a gift, you want it to LOOK new, too. For personal use, you're right, not a big deal.
I don't think it would be that hard to add in the description "non retail packaging". I think most of us assume that products come that way. A line or two indicating that either the product comes in non-retail packaging (aka "white box"), or no packaging at all would be useful.


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"A film from another planet."
—FranÁois Truffaut
Watch Tati's sublime satire as it was meant to be seen!
Unseen in its original form in almost 30 years, Jacques Tati's legendary Playtime is the French comic master's only film shot in 70 mm, the perfect form for his sublime satire of modern architecture and technology. Set in a near-futuristic Paris overrun by English-speaking gawkers, it features Tati's alter ego, Monsieur Hulot, wandering the streets of a city he once knew well, now rendered mazelike by modern "improvements."
As LA Weekly noted, the film is "uncannily prescient in its prediction of a world where everything comes to look and sound alike, where, indeed, it becomes impossible to distinguish the skyline of Paris from those of New York and Tokyo." (126 mins.)
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I have a D300s with 10.5mm fisheye which I currently use with a R10 and RD4. I have started working in wetlands where the vegetation can be up to 7 feet tall. I thought a pole panorama would be a good way to record each of our study sites by getting a higher perspective.
I just want to make sure I have a correct list of components required. I have listed them below from top to bottom.
1. Quick Mount Mini Adapter System
2. Ultimate R1/R10 Pole Adapter Kit. Is this required with #1?
3. Pole Series 1 Upper Unit. Picked for the shortest collapsed length.
4. Pole Series 1 External Level
5. Pole Rotator (6 stop)
6. Pole Foot Plate
7. Pole Series 1/2 Lower base Cap. If I do not want to use the foot plate and rotator.
8. Pole Series 1 Case
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Holy Rosary Credit Union (HRCU) recently donated $15,000 in total to 20 local charitable organizations at a private ceremony held at its Rochester location.
HRCU welcomed representatives from each organization to its headquarters for a brief ceremony, presenting them with funds that directly support the local community. The list of organizations includes: Community Action Partnership, Dover's Children's Home, Dover Food Pantry, Dover Share Fund, Families in Transition (Rochester), Families First Health & Support Center, Farmington Food Pantry, Frisbie Care Van, Gerry's Food Pantry, Homeless Center for Strafford County, Interfaith Food Pantry, Meals on Wheels, New Hampshire Food Bank, Rochester Share Fund, Rochester Youth Reach, Seacoast Food Pantry, Somersworth Community Food Pantry, Somersworth Share Fund, St. Charles Children's Home, and Victims, Inc.
It has become a tradition for HRCU to serve as a means of support for many in the community during the holiday season and is something the entire staff takes pride in year after year.
"All of these organizations play a key role in enhancing the lives of so many and we truly appreciate the impact they make in our community," HRCU President & CEO, Brian Hughes said. "We feel it is our responsibility to give back to the community we serve and are very fortunate to be able to support these organizations."
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ANDERSON, S.C. – With six players reaching double figures in the scoring column for the first time this season, Anderson topped Mars Hill, 106-76, in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action Monday night at the Abney Athletic Center.
Anderson (18-6, 13-5 SAC), which has already clinched a berth in next month's conference tournament, wrapped up its two-game homestand by winning its ninth decision in the last 10 outings and swept the season series with Mars Hill, which fell to 5-18 overall and 3-15 in the conference with its second loss in the last three decisions.
With both teams playing their second game in three days due to rescheduling issues related to last week's winter weather, the Trojans claimed their seventh straight victory over Mars Hill, while keeping pace with Carson-Newman for second place in the league standings.
"This was just a really good team win," said Anderson head coach Jason Taylor. "We shot the ball well in stretches and shared the ball. We also rebounded well in the second half."
The Trojans posted their most points since tallying 113 points in a double-overtime win past Newberry in the semifinals of the 2012 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament. AU posted a 51.5 percent field-goal accuracy, while holding the Lions to 35.8 percent from the field on the night. The Trojans also owned a 44-40 rebounding edge, marking the 10th consecutive game that AU has out-rebounded its opponent.
Every player wearing the Black and Gold that entered the game scored, with the senior guard duo of Chandler Hash and CJ Gleaton sharing team-high scoring honors with 19 apiece. Each pulled down four rebounds, with Hash adding three assists and a pair of steals. Gleaton notched two assists and a steal on the night. Junior center Chris Ross added 11 points in 18 minutes, while junior guard Myson Jones, sophomore guard Myles Daniel and freshman Tony Dargan each tallied 10 points apiece. Dargan also recorded a team-best six rebounds.
Mars Hill junior guard Devonte Williams led all scorers with 27 points, while sophomore guard Carter Wright added 17 and Kevin Haynes netting 11. Junior forward Isaiah Cuthbertson recorded a game-high 10 rebounds.
The Trojans jumped out to an early 8-0 lead and never looked back, as the Lions misfired on their first seven shots and were unable to get on the scoreboard until Wright connected on a pair of free throws at the 16:05 mark of the opening stanza.
Anderson opened a double-digit 14-4 lead on a jumper from Gleaton and back-to-back long-range 3-pointers from Hash boosted the Trojans advantage to 34-11 with 9:21 left in the first half. With the Trojans holding a 21-point edge, Mars Hill went on an 11-2 run to trim AU's cushion to 51-39 with 1:34 on the clock, but Ross's traditional three-point play halted the surge and Anderson held a 56-39 halftime lead.
The Trojans maintained the advantage through the final 20 minutes and led by 34 points in the final moments.
Anderson will be playing its third game in five days on Wednesday, as the Trojans open a two-game road swing at Carson-Newman looking for a sweep of the season series after edging the Eagles, 83-81, earlier this season. The winner of the mid-week contest will claim sole possession of second place in the league standings. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. in Jefferson City, Tenn.


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What are cheap and efficient calling mechanisms when traveling internationally. Also what is a good netbook/internet service that is cheap and available internationally?
Specifically, I am looking for efficient means (could be a calling card or an international SIM from a particular provider or any other mechanism) to call USA and India from Europe. I am looking for responses from those of us who have had personal experience using these services.


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How to make a game with a static scene and balls that can bounce on it? What is used for this, generally? Physics engines? Even if this is a simplistic example?
The easiest way would to be use a physics engine. Box2D has been ported to nearly every popular language. However, its impossible to make a more specific suggestion as you provide no contextual information.
The simplest way would be good if the static scene only has straight walls and flat ground. All you would have to do is multiply one of its components speeds by -1. If it collides with a wall, this would be the x component. If it is the ceiling or floor, this would be the y component. If you want to add in friction, multiply instead by -.7 or something similar.


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10 Simple Ways to Connect to Your Teen
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No, it's not the same as having a real conversation, but times are a-changing so you might as well go with the flow. While you shouldn't ditch face-to-face convos completely, you might find your teen is more open when you wade into her digital world. Start off with a silly, one-sentence email. If your teen bites and engages in the back-and-forth banter, you can sneak in a question or two about her day that might get you an actual response.
Wary of technology? Even better. Ask your teen to show you how to email or text.
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AHRQ Continuing Education Resources for Safety Net Health Professionals
AHRQ Continuing Education Resources for Safety Net Health Professionals
Event Date: Friday, July 12, 2013 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm EDT
HRSA and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) are hosting a webinar to announce a new HRSA website focused on free continuing education resources for safety net health professionals.
During the webinar, participants will have an opportunity to hear directly from AHRQ staff on how the modules help health care providers access evidence-based research to inform patient treatment decisions and improve care. HRSA staff will discuss how these clinical training modules align with the work of HRSA grantees.
This new initiative provides HRSA grantees and safety net providers, such as health center providers, rural health providers, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other safety net health professionals with free, clinically relevant modules to support continuing education and workforce training. These free, accredited continuing education resources are based on the comparative effectiveness research from AHRQ's Effective Healthcare Program. These modules cover a variety of disease areas, such as diabetes management, heart conditions, mental health, and infectious diseases.
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Don Bluth is one of my favorite artists and SPACE ACE was one video game I finished in the arcade (on the most difficult "ace" setting) just so I could see the whole animation... My buddy used to work at Showbiz pizza and gave me tokens for days so I could finish it. I'm thinking about getting this in the HD format version... Mr. Don Bluth is a MASTER! *EDIT* I just bought this for the iphone... Amazing with headphones on! I bought Dragon's Lair and Cobra Command too! Dorking.... out....so.....hard... right now.
Keywords: concept animated spaceship art from space ace 80's eighties arcade game from don bluth born into a family of seven children in el paso texas grew up on a dairy farm in payson utah in a highly creative environment when he was not milking cows he was drawing cartoons
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Pilgrim Hats
- Utility knife
- Any circular item about 4 inches in diameter
- 10-ounce Styrofoam or paper cups
- Pen, pencil, or marker
- Scissors
- Popcorn, candy, or other treats
- Black and white paper
- Glue
- For each hat, cut the bottom out of a cup with a utility knife.
- Cut black paper to fit around the outside of the cup, then glue it in place.
- Have your child trace a 4-inch circle on black paper.
- Cut the circle out, then glue it onto the rim of the cup to make the hat's brim.
- Turn the hat brim side down.
- Cut a strip of white paper 1/2 inch wide and long enough to wrap around the cup at the brim.
- If you like, write the name of a dinner guest on the strip of white paper.
- Glue the strip in place just above the brim.
- Fill each hat with treats and place it at a place setting.
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I'm developing a web application which contains banner ads, and I don't know how to teach my clients how much to charge their customers for banner ads. Can someone help with a book or business strategy?
I think this is a good article on the subject http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/03/27/how-much-should-i-charge-for-my-advertising-space/.
The best thing to do is research what others in your industry are charging for ads of any kind on their websites and see what Google Banner ad rates go for on subject matter comparable to your site.
Once you have all of that you can create a guide for your clients to follow based off of what you have learned.
I ran a large non-profit site for several years and we got into the advertising game. The problem is that there's no one-size fits all answer to this question. Some factors that can influence your efforts:
To answer the original question, unless you formulate a sort of bidding system, you're likely going to have to rely on trial and error. You'll get laughed at several times as you attempt to charge too much, or you'll overfill your inventory by charging too little, then be chastised for raising your rates. It's the reason that I recommend to everyone that unless they're serious about supporting an advertising system to come back to reality (financially speaking) and get onboard with a system like AdWords or DoubleClick. As developers and tech guys, there's so many other ways for us to make really good money!


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How To Build A Cheap Small Block - $650Written by Jeff Smith on May 1, 2010 Not Every Car Crafter Needs A High-End Race Engine, So We're Going To Dive Into . . .
If the engine is still in the vehicle, look for one with as few miles as possible. Finding cheap small block with less than 100,000 miles may be difficult but not impossible. We own a 350 engine in a 1/2-ton pickup with 100,000 miles that uses very little oil and has acceptable fuel mileage that would make a perfect budget rebuilder.
Last month, we showed you how to diagnose a used engine. It's best to dig a little deeper to pull the heads and check out cylinder wear. If any cylinder exhibits a deep ridge at the top of the ring travel where maximum bore wear occurs, avoid this engine. The ridge indicates excessive cylinder bore taper that will not seal well with just new rings. The fingernail test is a good way to check for bore wear, but be sure what you are feeling isn't just mild carbon buildup. Scrub the carbon from the top of the cylinder and you may find minimal wear. Also look for excessive sludge in the lifter valley and valve covers. Excessive sludge usually indicates that the engine was not well cared for and means you need to keep looking.
Cheap Small Block: The Jerk And Clean
Before you take your cheap small block apart, the best plan is to mark all the rods and caps. The factory usually marks the main caps, but if not, indicate one through five and also note the orientation of the cap to the front of the engine. This is usually marked with an arrow, but if not, you'll need to create something, since this is critically important. Disassemble the engine slowly so you can eyeball any potential problem areas. The smart move is to completely disassemble the engine and have it professionally cleaned by a local machine shop. The only issue here is that this adds cost not just for cleaning but also to install new cam bearings. In our search to minimize cost, we're going to clean the engine ourselves and leave the old cam bearings in place.
Short-Block Assembly
Most budget engine buildup stories bypass the important measuring stage or just use a Plastigauge. We've tested Plastigauge and found it less than reliable. It does serve a purpose to indicate excessively tight or loose clearances, but as a reliable indicator of specific clearances, we think it falls short. We prefer to measure everything with a micrometer and dial bore gauge. These are not items a budget car crafter will have in his toolbox, so you must either borrow them or-if you intend to build more than one or two engines in your life-consider purchasing the quality tools to invest in your engine-building skills. We prefer to check all the rod and main bearings for clearance as well as crankshaft endplay and rod side clearance. If you are reusing all the pistons and connecting rods, the rod side clearance should not be an issue, but it's worth checking just to make sure. We won't detail this part of the story-instead refer to the accompanying How-to References chart that lists the specific addresses on CarCraft.com with more details on how to perform these tasks.
Heads Up
Our long-block included a set of center-bolt iron heads fitted with the different intake bolt angle for the center four intake manifold bolts. These heads are the typical 76cc chambers that will produce barely more than an 8.0:1 compression ratio when used with dished pistons. Our engine should make around 8.5:1 compression with its flat-top pistons, 0.42-inch head gasket, and 0.020-inch deck height. We could improve compression by milling the heads, but that unfortunately drives up the cost. One trick to increase compression is using a stamped tin set of head gaskets rather than the composition gaskets used in the Fel-Pro kit. The Fel-Pro shim gasket part number is 7733SH1 and measures only 0.015 inch thick. This will increase the compression on a typical small-block by not quite 0.40 point compared with the composition gasket.
Long-Block Assembly
The final assembly is the easiest part with heads, valvetrain, intake, distributor, and the rest of the accessories. Original equipment head bolts offer superior thread engagement over budget high-performance bolts because the cheap bolts use a looser thread that will pull threads out of the block. We also splurged a little with a new Summit intake.
Cam Specs
The camshaft we chose was the Lunati Bare Bones flat-tappet cam and lifter kit. Lunati offers two different cams in this budget series. We chose the smaller of the two cams since this is a daily driver-style engine. Both cam and lifter packages are priced the same at less than $100 from Summit.
|Lunati 10000 LK, intake
|Flat tappet, exhaust
|Lunati 10001 LK, intake
|Flat tappet, exhaust
Small-Block Chevy Spec Chart
The accompanying chart lists both recommended clearances and torque specs for a small-block Chevy. The ranges for some clearances are slightly wider since we are not blueprinting this engine. Factory specs list much tighter acceptable bearing clearances, but we prefer ours. Torque specs were taken from a '60s Chevrolet service manual and may be different for your engine based on the specific components used. This is especially true for aftermarket rod bolts.
|Main bearing
|Rod bearing
|Connecting rod side
|0.009-or more
|Crankshaft endplay
|Retainer to seal
|0.050 minimum
|Valvespring coil bind
|0.050 minimum
|Main cap
|Connecting rod
|45 (3/8-inch bolt)
|Oil pump
|Cylinder head
|Camshaft sprocket
|Harmonic balancer
Chevrolet's published main bearing clearance range for a '66 283 is an amazing 0.0003 to 0.0034 inch.
|Summit main bearings
|Summit Racing
|Summit rod bearings
|Summit Racing
|Summit piston rings, 4.00
|Summit Racing
|Fel-Pro gasket set, 1 piece rear main
|Summit Racing
|Summit valvespring kit
|Summit Racing
|Summit oil pump
|Summit Racing
|Melling oil pump pickup
|Summit Racing
|Summit intake manifold
|Summit Racing
|Lunati cam and lifter package
|Summit Racing
|Summit carb cleaner, four cans
|Summit Racing
|Summit Chevy orange paint
|Summit Racing
|Brass freeze plug kit
|Summit Racing
|Summit nonroller timing set
|Summit Racing
|Summit assembly lube
|Summit Racing
|Summit spark plug wires
|Summit Racing
|Autolite spark plugs
|Summit Racing
|GM HEI distributor
|Swap meet
|Engine oil
|Local auto parts
|Oil filter, Wix
|Local auto parts
|GMPP rail-style 1.5 rocker arms
|Summit Racing
How-to References
Measuring bearing clearance: carcraft.com/techarticles/ccrp_0805_high_performance_engines_bearing_clearance/index.html
How to measure rod bolt stretch: carcraft.com/techarticles/116_0609_using_rod_bolt_stretch_tool/index.html
Plastigauge vs. micrometer: carcraft.com/techfaq/116_0701_plastigage_vs_micrometer/index.html
How to degree a camshaft: carcraft.com/howto/116_0701_how_to_degree_a_camshaft/index.html
How to set valve lash: carcraft.com/howto/ccrp_0702_camshaft/index.html
How to start a new engine: carcraft.com/howto/ccrp_0903_how_to_start_a_new_engine/index.html
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Used engines are where you find them. We ran across this small-block at the junkyard. The rust in the No. 3 cylinder was very mild. This engine had very little detectable taper, so the rust should come out with a hone.Use your fingernail to check for bore taper. If you notice excessive bore wear at the top of the ring travel, keep looking for a better engine. You can also measure the cylinder wall taper with a simple dial caliper that will tell you if it has been overbored. Don't discount a 0.030-over engine-it may have fewer miles.Be on the lookout for one-piece (shown here) versus two-piece rear main seal engines. Chevy changed the crank seal in '86-and-later engines, which is a major improvement. Be aware that this will require a different flywheel/flexplate due to a smaller bolt pattern. Most one-piece seal engines came with provisions for a roller cam. However, a flat-tappet cam will still work in a roller block. One minor negative to one-piece blocks is that the gasket sets are more expensive.If you're really serious, yank the pan and look for excessive wear on the rods and mains. Pulling the No. 1 main cap will tell the tale, since it's the farthest from the oil pump. You don't want an engine that looks like this unless you have a spare crank. Pass on any engine that exhibits a blue or black ring to the main or rod caps. This indicates excessive heat.We removed the plugs from both ends of the oil gallery to hit this area behind the cam bearings with a long brush. Spend some time here to get this as clean as possible. We used lots of spray carb cleaner. If possible, collect the drippings in a drain pan so they don't stain the concrete or eat your asphalt driveway.Mark the rod and caps on the outboard side. If you don't have a numbers punch set, borrow one. The center punch idea will work, but it's crude, and eight punches on the last rod will be hard to read.Once the engine is disassembled, it is time to hit the cylinder walls with a deglazing hone. These are sometimes called dingleball hones, since the ends of the brushes use small abrasive balls to remove the glazing on the cylinder walls.Remove the oil gallery plug from the driver side deck surface and use a rifle bore brush to clean this vertical oil passage that connects to one of the main oil galleries. We also spent some time running a tap through all the head boltholes. An old, loose tap is better, since we want to clean the threads and not remove metal.Sanitize the block, heads, crank, rods, and pistons as much as possible. The cleaner the engine is, the better the chance of minimizing bearing damage during initial start-up. Laundry soap works very well to remove grease and oil. This is our final cleaning process with this engine, having already painted the block and installed the brass freeze plugs.
It's best to install the crank gear before installing the crank in the engine. We used a 12-inch length of 21/2-inch-diameter thick-wall aluminum tube tool and a hammer. Insert the main bearing shells in the crank saddles and gently drop the crank in place with a small amount of engine assembly lube on the bearings. With the thrust bearing in place, install the rear main cap. Lightly tap the crank rearward and then forward with a rubber mallet to align the thrust surfaces. Now tighten the rear main cap bolts to roughly 10 ft-lb.Assembly tip: Clean the cylinder walls with brake cleaner and then either ATF or Marvel Mystery Oil using white paper towels. Keep cleaning the cylinders until there is no dirt on the towel. Use a dial indicator on a magnetic base to check the crankshaft thrust clearance. Refer to the engine Spec Chart for the proper clearances. Now torque all the main cap bolts.Installing rings is not difficult, especially with 5/16-inch ring pistons. Start with the oil ring expander, making sure the ends don't overlap. Then install the top stainless ring, followed by the lower ring. Most compression rings are marked with top or a dot to indicate that the ring should be installed with this mark up. The Summit top ring in our set had no indicators, which means they can be installed either way.Install the rod bearings and coat them with engine assembly lube. Cover the rod bolts with rubber boots to protect the crankshaft and then position the piston and rod assembly in the cylinder.Most pistons will indicate the front of the engine with a mark. If the piston is not indicated, make sure the radius side of the big end of the connecting rod is facing the crank cheek. The tapered ring compressors are the easiest to use, but if you're using a universal-style compressor, make sure the tool is perpendicular to the block. Drive in the piston with a hammer handle.We prefer to install all the pistons first and lightly tighten the rod bolts. We then turn the engine upside down and stretch or torque all the rod bolts at the same time. Next, we go back over each rod bolt a second time to ensure we didn't miss one. Now is also a good time to double-check the rod side clearance.Next we installed the Lunati Bare Bones camshaft. Make sure to lube those flat-tappet lobes with the supplied cam lube.Position the dot on the crank gear pointing straight up. Now install the cam gear and chain, positioning the cam gear with the dot so it lines up vertically with the dot on the crank gear. We've included a link on how to learn to degree a cam in the How-To References chart at the end of the story. Add a little green Loctite to the cam bolts and torque them in place.
Attach the original oil pump driveshaft to the pump and bolt the whole mess in place. You can tack-weld the pickup to the pump to prevent it from coming loose, although we've never seen that happen on a street-driven engine.Assembly tip: Make sure to include a short, 3/8-inch bolt in the upper hole in the right (passenger) front side of the block just above the fuel pump boss. This hole is drilled into the passageway for the fuel pump pushrod and will leak oil if left open. One of the best things about late-model, one-piece rear main seal blocks is the one-piece oil pan gasket. Just place the gasket on the pan rail and bolt down the pan without RTV. This is reason enough to build a later-model small-block.The first thing to check on used heads is intake and exhaust valve-to-guide clearance. Up to 0.002 inch on the intake and 0.003 inch on the exhaust is less than ideal, but it will work. You can expect the engine to use more oil because of these loose guides since the valveguide seal will not last as long. We checked the clearance with a dial indicator on the valve stem, which gives us a rough idea of the actual clearance. Our heads measured roughly 0.0035 inch for the exhaust and 0.0020 inch for the intakes.We checked for leakage by pouring solvent into the intake and exhaust ports. This is an inexpensive way to check for valve seat sealing. We had a couple of seats that leaked, so we decided to hand-lap the valves and seats to improve the seal. You can buy the tool at most repair places or from Summit.We also decided to install new valvesprings to keep up with the Lunati cam. Summit's kit includes springs, retainers, keepers, and positive valveguide seals. The new retainers allowed us to trash the clunky exhaust valve rotators. However, that did require adding roughly 0.060 to 0.070 inch valvespring shims to compensate for the deeper exhaust spring seats and maintain a 1.800-inch installed height.We applied the cam lube to the bottom of the new Lunati lifters and slid them in place with engine oil around the lifter body. We reused the old pushrods after a good cleaning, but a couple of rockers were worn, so we replaced them with some used pieces we had. GM Performance Parts offers a complete set of these rockers that are very affordable. The guides on the rocker tip position the rocker over the valve tip, eliminating the need for guideplates.Once all the rockers are in place, the valves must be adjusted. The easiest technique is what we call the EO/IC or exhaust opening/intake closing method. Again the technique is listed in our How-To sidebar on CarCraft.com.After gluing the intake gasket with good-quality sealer (don't use RTV on an intake gasket because gas will dissolve it), lay a bead of RTV on each end of the block to seal the ends. Use the RTV instead of the end gaskets because they can easily push out, causing a massive leak. We used Summit's inexpensive dual-plane intake that uses adapters for the more vertical four center boltholes.It's a good idea to pressure-lube the engine before installing the distributor. We made our own pressure lube tool by cutting off the top of an old distributor shaft and had a friend turn the shaft top down in his lathe to fit our drill motor. Use an oil pressure gauge and turn the crank slowly until you see oil filling all the rocker arms.
To install the distributor, turn the engine until the No. 1 piston is at TDC on the compression stroke by putting your finger over the spark plug hole. When you feel cylinder pressure pushing on your finger, turn the engine clockwise until the timing mark lines up with 10 degrees before top dead center (BTDC).Drop in the distributor so the rotor points to the plug wire on the cap you want for No. 1. Generally, this is roughly where the rotor is pointing. However, you can place No. 1 anywhere as long as the firing order is maintained at 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2.


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So you want to know who I am? Well, here it goes. I received my BA in Literary Studies and Computer Programming from Juniata College in 2001 and my MLIS (Masters of Library and Information Science) from Drexel University in September, 2007.
How did I make that leap? Well in 2001, after I graduated, I started as the Web Assistant at Jenkins Law Library in Philadelphia. In 2003, I was promoted to Web Manager. It was in my new role that I had the opportunity to work with members from all areas of the library world. I quickly fell in love with the profession and wanted to learn more. In addition to prompted me to find a way to learn more, my position at Jenkins also led me to being recognized as one of Library Journal's Movers & Shakers for 2007.
In my position as Metadata Librarian, at Princeton Theological Seminary, I worked very closely with both the Special Collections department and the Cataloging department to develop standards for our digital collections. This gave me the opportunity to really delve into the inner workings of collection development, cataloging and metadata development for libraries, opening even more doors for library learning.
All of this learning lead me to my previous position as Open Source Evangelist at LibLime and then to my current position as Director of Open Source Education at ByWater Solutions. I now get to merge my love of learning, teaching, writing, technology and libraries all in one job where I go out into the community to increase awareness of open source offerings for libraries. It has also lead to the publishing of my second book, Practical Open Source Software for Libraries. Library Mashups
In addition to writing here at What I Learned Today… I've also written for the newsletter of the Drexel Student Chapter of the SLA, Computers in Libraries, ONLINE Magazine and the Journal for Hospital Librarianship. And in 2009 I was the editor of Library Mashups: Exploring New Ways to Deliver Library Data. I also enjoy sharing what I've learned with others by presenting. I have presented on technology topics for libraries for the Greater Philadelphia Law Library Association (GPLLA), Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI), Information Today Inc., Special Library Association (SLA), and several other library organizations (see them all on my publications page).
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I'm having some trouble sorting data from a text file by a certain field. Possibly by multiple fields later. The .txt is several thousands of lines of code. I'm brand new to python so my code is probably a bit messy. For example, this is the textfile i would read from:
123 1200 id-aaaa email@example.com
322 1812 id-wwww firstname.lastname@example.com
839 1750 id-wwww firstname.lastname@example.com
500 0545 id-aaaa firstname.lastname@example.com
525 1322 id-bbbb firstname.lastname@example.com
my code so far is as follows:
filelist = open("info.txt").readlines()
splitlist = list()
class data:
def __init__(self, eventName, time, identity, domain):
self.evenName = eventName
self.time = time
self.identity = identity
self.domain = domain
for line in filelist:
filelist = list.split(', ')
for column in splitlist:
if (len(column) > 1): #to skip the first line
eventName = column[0].strip()
time = column[1].strip()
identity = column[2].strip()
domain = column[3].strip()
I want to sort the .txt file line by line by the identity, then maybe by time. I saw that this could be done by classes in the python tutorial, so i'm trying to go that route. Please advise. Thank you!


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2 Jul 2010 12:57 PM #1
"Popover" question
Hi All,
I see in the Kitchen Sink example when you are in portrait mode the left navigation is hidden and made visible via the Navigation button. When this button is clicked the navigation panel becomes visible in a floating panel that has the little "arrow" at the top like the popover element in the iPad SDK.
How can I take advantage of this interface element in my code? I would like to be able to have the "arrow" on the top, bottom, or either side so I can refer to an object underneath.
Is this even possible and if so how would I accomplish this?
Thanks for all of your help!
2 Jul 2010 1:06 PM #2
You can make a component look like an overlay by setting floating: true on it. Make sure you give it a width and a height. Then you can use showBy on that component and pass an element or component (for example a button). This will automatically position it in a way that it fits on the screen and position the arrow for you to point towards the right place. It currently only supports the array to be on the top or bottom.
3 Jul 2010 1:19 PM #3
Thanks Tommy! That worked but now I have a new anomaly. What I have is an overlay that takes up most of the screen while dimming the page behind it. I added the "popover" overlay to an element on the underlying overlay which works just fine. However if I tap outside of the underlying overlay it hides itself as expected but if my "popover" overlay happens to be visible at the time it remains visible. Is there a way I can close the "popover" overlay whenever the underlying overlay is closed?
Hopefully this makes sense!
5 Jul 2010 1:44 PM #4
Try setting hideOnMaskTap: true on the component.
5 Jul 2010 2:10 PM #5
Hi Tommy,
I just added the hideOnMaskTap to the "popover" overlay and still when I dismiss the underlying overlay by tapping on the mask on the mainPanel of my app my "popover" overlay still shows until I tap again.
Here is the code for the underlying overlay that is displayed over the mainPanel:
var overlay = new Ext.Panel({ floating: true, modal: true, centered: true, styleHtmlContent: true, contentEl: 'note1L', cls: 'htmlcontent' });
var testPop = new Ext.Panel({ floating: true, hidden: true, width: 200, height: 200, hideOnMaskTap: true, styleHtmlContent: true, html: 'This is a test of a popup', cls: 'htmlcontent' });
Thanks for all of your help.
6 Jul 2010 9:48 AM #6
Oh, I only realized now that you are talking about having two popups open at the same time.
You could listen for the 'hide' event of the one popup and programmatically call hide() of the other maybe?
19 Dec 2011 1:55 AM #7
How to dismiss the popover on a button tap
thank you tommy and thomson.
I tried the same thing and it worked perfectly for me. But Now I have a "Cancel" button that should remove the popover as soon as clicked.
How to dismiss the popover on Cancel button tap.
thank you
16 Mar 2013 7:41 AM #8
As this post points out, sencha have very exactly what you need.
Try this :
new Ext.Panel({ fullscreen : true, items : [ { xtype : 'toolbar', docked : 'top', items : [ { text : 'Open', handler : function (button) { var panel = new Ext.Panel({ height : 200, width : 200, html : 'Hello' }); panel.showBy(button, 'tr-bc?'); } } ] } ]});
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Nebraskans should know that there's plenty to be done when Congress returns after this week's election. Although the period between the election and the start of the next Congress is called a "lame duck session," the 112th Congress has left so much undone that there is a serious 'to-do' list waiting in Washington. There are numerous financial, national security, budgetary, and taxation issues that need to be attended to before the 113th Congress convenes in 2013. Here are some of them:
Defense Authorization
The Defense Authorization bill sets the policy of the Department of Defense, and authorizes funding levels for defense programs. While this bill has passed Congress during each of the last 50 years, the 112th Congress has not accomplished this as of yet for 2012.
This fall, a number of major US banks were hit with the biggest cyberattacks in our nation's history. Yet, comprehensive cybersecurity legislation, the first line of defense against hackers and a 'must-have' in the modern world, remains undone. While the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 stalled in the Senate this past August, this critical piece of legislation should be reconsidered in the lame duck session.
The 2001, 2003, and 2009 tax cuts are set to expire at the end of the year and absent any congressional action will expire. Additionally, a tax extenders package that provides tax breaks to individuals, businesses, and energy-related interests also faces the same year-end timeframe. Discussions on extending these tax cuts and provisions, while taking on our nation's debt and deficit will play a central role in the lame duck session.
The Fiscal Cliff
Congress's inability to agree on a plan to reduce our nation's debt and deficit (following the passage of the Budget Control Act of 2011) has led us to the sequestration trigger of $1.2 trillion in spending cuts over the next decade, scheduled to be pulled on January 2, 2013. These largely across-the-board spending cuts will take effect if Congress can't agree on a plan to avert them.
Farm Bill
The Farm Bill expired earlier this year, and although we in the Senate passed a bipartisan five-year Farm Bill that made needed reforms to farm programs, while accomplishing $23 billion in deficit reduction back in June, the House still hasn't pulled its weight. It is my hope that our colleagues in the House will follow the Senate's lead with a bipartisan approach to this sorely-needed legislation, and finally vote on a Farm Bill.
If the 112th Congress breaks with the 'party first, country second' motto that it has largely followed over the past two years, and makes the necessary effort to compromise on key issues during the lame duck session, it will allow for the necessary work to be done on these many critical issues facing our country.
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a few of my favourite things {feb 2012}
It's been a big month so far in our house, so many changes. Si starting back at work, Kye starting kindy, Ada starting school... and losing her first tooth all in the one week! I've had to turn into super mum and have started cooking dinner at lunchtime to help ease the melt-down madness after school. So, sorry folks but I haven't had a whole lot of time to cook anything worth blogging about today, my kids have needed me...
I will however leave you with a bunch of links to enjoy over the weekend, my lists seem to be getting longer and longer every month! So many good things.
* would love to eat here.
* proud sister moment, again.
* top tips to stop food wastage.
* this photo is AMAZING and slightly scary ;-)
* BRILLIANT article about gluten. A must read.
* this warms my heart.
* swapping your sweets. Top tips.
* wish this was in Australia...
* dreamy crimson mousse (vegan + sugar-free)
* buy organic and save
* these eco-friendly book covers look awesome. Available in Aussie too!
* DIY worm farm. Thanks Mel!
* raw hemp protein bars
* processed foods vs home made
* the youth of today are so clever, love this song
* I remember this...
* soba choko
* gluten-free, vegan chocolate brownies
* this is the best idea I've seen in a long time! And so perfect for all of Ada's drawings (via babybites)
I'll be back in a few days with a great recipe the kids and I shared for lunch today, it's beautiful. Xx
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Great article about gluten indeed, thanks for the link!ReplyDeleteReplies
No worries, it's one of the best articles I've read on the subject. Kudos to Sarah Wilson!Delete
Oh, bummer that the crimson mousse advises to use boiled, not roasted beets - I have two cold roasted beets in the fridge right now!ReplyDelete
Congrats on the teeth, I still remember a few of mine, it's a weirdly traumatic but exciting moment in childhood. Like Oooh I'm growing up! Aaagh my mouth is bleeding and falling apart at random!Replies
I reckon roast beets would be fine, so long as they are really tender and not too caramelised on the outside?Delete
Re: teeth, I can so see why the tooth faerie and other such things were invented. If it wasn't for them I'm sure losing teeth would be a whole lot more traumatic! But yes, Ada is one very proud 'big girl' now :-)
I love those link roundabouts... I'm even looking forward to them now, because you find such beauty and such quirkiness on the world wide web. Amazing :)ReplyDelete
I always enjoy your lists of favorites! Thank you for sharing your lovely discoveries.ReplyDelete
I absolutely LOVE this photo! Just found your blog, still going through it all but just wanted to let you know what a gret pic this is!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks heaps, I love it too!Delete


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White County Board member Mike Ray questioned a sizeable expenditure at the City-County Jail during the board's regular meeting Tuesday night.
The expenditures, which are now around $100,000, were made as part of an electrical system upgrade at the jail that has recently included relocating an air conditioning unit to the roof of the building.
Ray asked if the upgrade work was put out for bids and was told the work was not put out for bids because it was an "emergency" because of safety issues with the inmates at the jail.
One board member told Ray the project only received an estimate, which was $30,000 on the low end and $100,000 on the high end. Marshall Electric of Carmi is completing the work.
"Other people should have had an opportunity to look at this," Ray said. "How much is this going to cost?"
It was noted another contractor looked at the project and expressed no interest in performing the work.
Also at issue with the project is the need for replacement of the emergency power generator, which is no longer capable of maintaining the load of the additional equipment added since the jail's construction.
Another board member told Ray the City of Carmi will share in the cost and Carmi Police Chief Randy Hamblin has approached the 911 Board about chipping in on the cost of the generator.
The 911 Board is holding a special meeting at 4 p.m. Friday to discuss the issue.
In other board news, White County Ambulance Service Director Terry McCormick reported a small loss of $669 on the month.
The board formally approved a previously discussed agreement with Regional Office of Education 20 to accept Hamilton County into the region's area of coverage. It was noted Hamilton County already participates in the Region 20 special education programs. Hamilton County is leaving the Jefferson County Regional Office.
The board approved its annual donations to the county's senior citizens centers. It was noted the donations are 10 percent less than last year due to budget cuts.
The board approved highway engineer Brian Ray's salary at the state-recommended rate. The salary is 100 percent reimbursed to the county if it is set at the state-recommended level.
The board also approved re-hiring Brian Ray for a six-year appointment as highway engineer, pending consent from the Illinois Department of Transportation.
The board also approved fuel bids for the highway department and the sheriff's office from the low bidder, Wabash Valley Service Co., who submitted a fixed price of $3.15 per gallon for unleaded, $3.54 per gallon for on-road diesel and $3.36 for off-road diesel.
The board approved the appointment of Mile Duckworth as commissioner of the Mud Creek Drainage District.
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Their FAQ doesn't mention this, but when I enable Swype on my Galaxy S2, I get a notification warning me that it can collect all info, including credit card numbers and passwords.
Does it collect such data?
That's a standard Android warning. You get that warning when you try to install any keyboard.
Nope, it won't collect any such data.


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WLP810 San Francisco Lager Yeast
This yeast is used to produce the "California Common" style beer. A unique lager strain which has the ability to ferment up to 65 degrees while retaining lager characteristics. Can also be fermented down to 50 degrees for production of marzens, pilsners and other style lagers.
Style Performance Listing
A listing of how this style ranks amongst different brew styles, on a scale from 0 to 4.
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"Versatile, malt forward strain"
I've used this strain a few times now. It's the only lager strain I've used, so I can't give any good comparisons. I included some of the numbers I recorded (below) as it was information I couldn't really find when I started using it.
I really love this strain. It's malt forward and I've won a handful of awards with it (the Cal Common placed first in category at the CO State Fair last year, and the Schwarzbier took second at the Heart of the Valley Oregon comp this year) and it makes super tasty beer. Attenuation is noted usually around 75% when mashing at 150 for a moderate strength beer. Since all beers were lagered (at 35-40F, between 21 days to 6 weeks), I can't say much for flocculation.
The Cal Common went from 1.049 to 1.012. I let it sit for about 20 days (give or take) after pitching and then lagered. Fermented at 58F - the beer had a really nice subtle fruity ester profile. I don't know if it was an isolated incident, but there was a noticeable vanilla character for a few days after bottle conditioning. It subsided quickly and tasted fantastic. Coworker of mine has stated multiple times now this is his favorite beer I've made. I have a second batch going now.
The Schwarzbier went from 1.056 to 1.013, and was ready to lager after about 20 to 25 days (mashed at 150, fermented at 50). This one was super malt driven (about 48% Dark Munich - tons of wonderful toasty bread), great body, and had a really clean ester profile. It also went over really well, too, and I hope to re-brew this soon.
The more recent beer I made with the strain was a Smoked Baltic Honey Porter. I mashed at 149, OG was 1.070 and this went to 1.023 at 50F (I believe I had lower attenuation because the malt bill was 75% Dark Munich (I love the stuff) and the wort had a higher starting gravity). I added two pounds of honey (probably too much) right when fermentation stopped and it took the gravity up to 1.044. It fermented back down to 1.023 (to my surprise, I thought I'd get an additional point or two in there from the honey) in under a week. Not my favorite beer, but that was more a recipe design thing.
I was worried about bottle conditioning a higher gravity beer with WLP810 and after emailing White Labs, I decided against it. I brought the beer up to ambient room temperature and pitched a little WLP001. I was a little worried that the 001 might take it down a few more points in the bottle so I did a little premptive re-yeasting. The gravity came down around 3 points and I bottled a few days later.
I'm not sure how WLP810 will do with a Pilsner as the strain tends to be so malt forward - though I still plan on experimenting with it on styles of beer that are more malt driven. I have a Biere de Garde lagering now. I brewed a simple (low gravity) Blonde with the strain and it ended up being super clean and easy drinking (mashed at 148 for approximately 80% attenuation). The Bock I made (148 mash, 78% attenuation), minus the high bitterness (whoops), is a great representation of that style.
Not a bad "house lager strain," though I'd like to eventually get around to trying some of the German lager yeasts. If you don't have refrigeration, I'm more than sure you can get away with a tub of water, a fan, a tshirt, and some ice, and still make an excellent Cal Common.
One of my favorite strains. Highly versatile and easy to work with.
" ... you really can't fail with this yeast"
This yeast has a prominent flavor in the finished beer - somewhat spicy. I messed up the OG, ending up with a 4.5% ABV brew. I got 68% attenuation with very little temperature control - it was probably operating at the upper end of its comfort zone.
"... created a wonderful beer"
This yeast and the use of northern brewer hops created a wonderful beer. I started fermentation at 58F and let it go up to 62 over the first few days of fermentation. As it was winding down, I let it go up to 64F. This yeast seems to be VERY flocculent, more than I expected. It is not as flocculent as WLP002 but much more than WLP001 or any Belgian strains. It produces a very unique flavor profile and blends very well with northern brewer!
"I got the clean profile of a lager ..."
Well, I wanted a clean, crisp Czech style beer, but alas I have not the means to produce lagers! I basically took a recipe for Czech lager and used wlp810. I fermented in the fall in Virginia outdoors around 55-62 F ambient. The beer it produced was extremely close to what I was aiming for. I got the clean profile of a lager, with the relative speed of an ale. This yeast is very lager like and I would recommend this to ANYONE who wishes to make a clean, crisp, refreshing beer; but do not have the ability to lager.
"It's pretty robust ..."
I like WLP810 for a wide range of malty beers. I find it mutes the hops on hop oriented styles. It's pretty robust, can spend some time in the fridge and still start right back up again weeks later. It seems to finish out just fine all by itself without rousing or temp boosting and still clears very well all by itself without gelatin or filtering or anything. When it shares my fermenting box with a lager (50F) I wrap the WLP810 bucket with a heating pad on low and a foam camping pad. That keeps the WLP810 at about 62F. With ales I just let it ride at whatever the ales are doing, typically upper 60s. It does not seem to throw a lot of fruitiness at either end of the range.
"It took first place ... "
Used this strain to produce a very nice American Lager. It took first place at the Dixie Cup 2008 for American Lager. I used a 1500ml starter and fermented in the low 50's, and lagered for 6 months.
"This strain replicates many of the ... "
I've used WLP810 many times over the last 10 years, to make my wife's favorite summer brew, a Jalapeno flavored clone of Anchor Steam Beer. It's the perfect solution for those of us who want to brew a lager, but don't have access to a dedicated lagering refrigerator. This strain replicates many of the characteristics of a clean, crisp lager, without the problems of a sulphurous phase, and it does it as quickly as an ale yeast, in any season. (I've even fermented at mid-summer, in my basement with WLP810) I love it !!!
"Ferment only took a week "
I brewed a pils following a recipe for Pils Urquell from a magazine I have and it turned out phenomenal! It finished very clear, almost as if I'd filtered it. I replaced the Cluster hops with Santiam for the bittering addition and used both Saaz and Liberty for the flavor addition. I live in San Fran and moved the fermenting bucket back and forth from my side stairwell to inside and was able to keep the ferment temp around 55-58F. Ferment only took a week. Then I lagered in my kegerator for 2+ weeks at 38F. My FG was around 1.01 so I think I got much better attenuation than the suggested range.
"Produces clean clear beer ..."
Wonderful strain of yeast. You can brew lagers in heat of summer without a fermentation frig.. I place the fermenter in a rubbermaid tub with ice water. Chill wort to 55 F and pitch. Let temp rise slowly over 2 weeks to 68F using frozen liter pop bottles to control temp. Rack to Keg and lager for a week at 34F. Produces clean clear beer no need to filter. From 1.044 O.G. typically finishes between 1.008 to 1.011.
Optimum Ferment Temp.58-65°F (14-18°C)
Alcohol ToleranceMedium- High
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As-is Diacetyl88.49ppb
Total Diacetyl114.5ppb
As-is 2,3-Pentanedione74.59ppb
Total 2,3-Pentanedione109.9ppb
Ethyl Acetate23.92ppm
Isoamyl AcetateNA
Isoamyl Alcohol99.18ppm


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The 10 Most Ridiculous Superman Moments
When you think about it, the Superman movies up until this point have been fairly ridiculous. They've endured almost solely because of our collective love for the Superman character and for the handful of things the movies did right. With the exception of Richard Donner, every director involved in the Superman movies have made some horrible decisions that all but ruined their films. It's not surprising that it's taken so long to reboot the series for a second time.
With only a few days to go before we find out if Man of Steel lives up to its supersized hype, we're looking back at 10 of the most ridiculous moments from the franchise with the hopes that Zack Snyder and Christopher Nolan's lovechild can avoid making similar mistakes.
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The 5 Most Horrific Sex Scenes in Fan Fiction History
Erotic Internet fan fiction is a sexual hobo stew; ingredients that normally have no business being within a hundred miles of each other are mixed together anyway, with a resulting product that makes no sense to anybody but its delusional creator.
The Internet never tires of connecting two unrelated worlds through the power of creepy, awful love, just like we never tire of snarking about these horrifying concoctions. So, once again, here are some stories that should win a Nobel Prize for discovering the long-term benefits of the universe's eventual heat death.
#5. Slimer Rapes Sam from Transformers, While Wolverine and Jean Grey Have Scat Sex With a Ghostbuster
The Scenario:
The setup for this Transformers/X-Men/Ghostbusters sex story isn't all that much worse than any of the actual Transformers movies: Sam Witwicky, Shia LaBeouf's character, is suffering from the earliest midlife crisis in history. After the Transformers bring peace to Earth, Sam finds himself unemployed, out of money, and too last-year's-hero to find a hot girlfriend. So he skips town and joins the Ghostbusters, because it's not like they haven't done anything in 30 years.
His first mission takes him to the Sedgwick Hotel, where he encounters Slimer, the annoyingly wacky green ghost who was the designated comic relief in a movie starring Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd.
Look how serious these guys are. You need to break that tension or the movie gets unbearable.
Where It Gets Really Creepy:
A mere six lines into A New Shade of Green, we get this:
When he found Slimer, (and boy did he ever) he had his ghostly cock out. He was pissing on the room service!
What follows is Slimer unveiling a 3-foot cock, which grows to over 4 feet when hard. He proceeds to rape Sam and then hit him when he dares to cry out Bumblebee's name. Sam naturally decides he loves all of this, because in the world of fan fiction, it is very common for one's sexual horizons to be broadened via some kind of horrific assault. To the author's credit, he at least realizes that Slimer is an asshole lover:
"Wait, that's my lube!"
To Slimer, this squishy meat bag was just a moving fleshlight. No need to care for his wants, his desires. Only Slimers.
Eventually, Slimer completely mutates into a 6-foot penis; no body, just a cock. Also, they're doing anal, which leaves "Sam's asshole ... as large as his head." By this point, Sam is rapidly losing blood and begging for death, which is silly, because Slimer would probably end up fucking him in the afterlife, too.
Meanwhile, Janet, a worker at Ghostbusters Headquarters who did not exist before this thing was written, has sex with a mysterious woman who just showed up and got naked. This is barely connected to the Sam/Slimer tale, and it almost feels like a whole other story tacked on by the author to satisfy some imaginary word count requirement. Soon the two girls are joined by Steve from accounting, who "was actually named Logan. He preferred Wolverine, however." The woman then reveals herself as Jean Grey. What we're saying is that erotic Internet fan fiction is a magical world where anything is possible.
Via Themarysue.com
Note to Editor: Everyone on the layout team is refusing to replace his claws with dildos.
So anyway, now the X-Men are involved in this mess. Then Jean Grey shits into Janet's mouth, Janet eats it, Wolverine literally fills the entire room with shit, and the three suffocate and drown, neatly tying up this story's one and only loose end.
Soon afterward, the government receives an anonymous tip from a dying Sam to nuke not only New York City, but Stillwater, a minor Nevada town used in one Transformers comic back in 2003. Of course, they immediately act on this tip and completely obliterate both cities, leaving "no survivors." And that, friends, is how you end a goddamn story.
#4. Twilight's Bella and Edward Turn The Price Is Right into Their Personal Sexopolis
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The Scenario:
Bella Swan and Edward Cullen already fuck like beasts in Twilight, so why bother wasting precious bandwidth on yet another erotic fan fiction romp? Well, in Studio 33, literally everything you reluctantly know about the two is thrown out the window in favor of turning Bella into a game show model and Edward into Drew fucking Carey.
Yes, he's still named Edward, but he's no longer a brooding vampire; he's the new host of The Price Is Right, immediately succeeding Bob Barker, who in real life is more of an immortal undead bloodsucker than Edward ever was. Bella presents Edward with a very specific sexual fantasy: She wants to fuck him on set while playing an X-rated version of the game. Like Bob didn't think of that first.
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Hell, it looks like Drew came close to doing it right there on the air.
Where It Gets Really Creepy:
As you read on, however, you realize that this is not Bella and Edward porn at all: This is 100 percent The Price Is Right porn where somebody has inserted the Twilight cast in a cynical move to make it more marketable. The characters display precisely none of the personality traits that made them so unique-ish in the original books. They could have been literally any other characters on the planet, because the point is not to imagine Edward and Bella in bed; it's to get your rocks off to the idea of sexy Plinko.
And yes, they absolutely play that, with the Plinko chips all displaying sexual acts on the back, to be performed by Edward should Bella avoid the $0 slots on the board. Which, naturally, she does, though we still feel she got cheated. The chip that landed in the $10,000 slot simply says "pick the position of your choice." She should've demanded the money instead.
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Careful, Grandma. One of those slots wins you a brand new case of herpes.
It's not just Plinko, though: Edward creates an entire episode of the show from scratch, just for Bella. There's fake applause, lights, prizes, and even Rich the announcer calling her down to Contestant's Row (we assume he was in the studio, watching all of this). Rich, for the record, is the only current guy from the show to be mentioned by name. So if he does nothing else in life, he at least has that on his resume.
Every game they play is built around sex, such as Hole in One, where the number of "mind-blowing orgasms" that Edward gives Bella depends on how quickly she can sink a putt-putt ball. And of course, since we're doing The Price Is Right porn, the game-related puns are even more prevalent than the fucking:
"Mmmhmm, he'll be begging me to 'come on down' all right."
"I bet you, Edward, could make a Hole in One."
"Think of it as my parting gift."
"You are rising faster than the Alpine hiker."
"Oh, Bella, you and your Price Is Right related sexual innuendos. What's next?" He pointed down to between his legs before continuing on, "Going to call him Rod Roddy?"
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Let's face it -- there's an excellent chance that Roddy had countless volumes of these stories in a vault somewhere.
In the end, it's revealed that somebody recorded their tryst on a cellphone and sold the footage to a celebrity tabloid show (don't pretend you wouldn't watch a celebrity sex tape if it featured them boning under the Plinko board).
#3. Cookie Monster and Clay from Sons of Anarchy Bond Over Cookies
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The Scenario:
The beginning of Cookies Like Crack showcases the residents of Sesame Street staging an intervention, having finally tired of Cookie Monster's 40-year-plus cookie addiction. Rather than confront his demons, Cookie leaves Sesame Street and moves to California, where he meets Clay Morrow, the drug-dealing, murderous ex-president of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club. They bond over cookies and milk, because even hardened, murderous bikers need a Toll House break every now and then.
Via IMDB
And from a sexual tension standpoint, nothing says "sexy" like ... Ron Perlman?
Where It Gets Really Creepy:
Clay's head resting against the soft, furry expanse of Cookie's chest, and Cookie's hand on the man's shoulder, Baby Bear's blanket nestled between them.
Well, here we go. Sex between a biker and a big blue sock is about to commence. This is Baby Bear, by the way:
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So yeah, it's not just a name. Cookie Monster and Clay Morrow are about to fuck on a toddler's blankie. At least Cookie can excuse the wet spots as leftover drool, whenever he gets around to returning it.
And then we get the dirty talk, if you can call it that:
"Clay want this?"
"Yes, Cookie, I want this," he assures the monster, smiling and raising his ass up in the air.
Well. Clay Morrow, grade-A badass, not at all the man to mess with, is playing bottom to a puppet. But at least Cookie cares enough to prepare him for the big snickerdoodle:
Via Muppet.wikia.com
Insert dick here.
When Cookie inserts one of his thick fingers -- coated in some kind of cooking oil -- into his virgin hole, the stretch burns more than he'd ever imagined it would and he almost begs Cookie to stop.
Cooking oil in the ass, in case you were wondering, is quite risky, as it can melt the latex in a condom and possibly break it. Of course, if Cookie's going bareback (it's never specified), then rock out with your chocolate chips out, we guess.
Then they fuck, and ... hey, did you know that Cookie Monster has a large cock? You do now; good luck dreaming about anything else tonight. After Cookie is done flopping around -- we literally cannot think of another way to describe a piece of cloth having sex -- he "flops down beside [Clay] and drapes a soft fuzzy arm over him protectively. Clay sidles closer, savoring the shared heat between them." And now you'll never be able to enjoy an afterglow again.
Via Muppet.wikia.com
Get this monster a towel.
Honestly, we're a little disappointed in the writer here. They had one chance to effectively paint a picture of Cookie Monster porking a grizzled old biker dude, and they never once had him stick his face in the biker's ass and go "OM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM." We expect better than that from our anonymous fictional smut peddlers.


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Sottile Single Light Down Lighting 16" Wallchiere Sconce.
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The Sonneman 1812 in polished nickel does have a gold hue to it, but not as bright or yellow as the photo appears. It's like a white gold finish found in jewelry.
In the picture the polished nickel seems to have a golden hue. Is it really more gray/silver?
The Sonneman 1812 in polished nickel does have a gold hue to it, but not as bright or yellow as the photo appears. It's like a white gold finish found in jewelry.
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Welcome Cirilia!
Yippee, yahoo… the search for an assistant designer is over! I am so very pleased to announce that Cirilia Rose is now working with us in the Berroco design studio. Cirilia jumped right in, multitasking from the start. During her first two days we have had her editing Knitbits, planning future issues, fully participating in design meetings, swatching, and, even though it wasn't part of the work agreement, we persuaded her to model for a few minutes too.
As many of you know already from, the book and from the audio slide show, the NGV3 cover cardigan, Violette-le-duc, was photographed "upside down". I think it looks truly lovely this way. The flip was due to a flash of brilliance on Margery's part while acting as stylist for the book – picking all of the clothing and accessories and making it all work on the models. Now, of course, folks would like to see what the cardigan looks like "right side up".
To the right is Cirilia, styled by Margery, shown in the "right side up" Violette-le-duc. Thank you, Cirilia – and welcome!
P.S. Cirilia will be co-hosting this blog with me. Look for an entry soon.
I can't think of a better fit! Congratulations Berroco and Cirilia!August 7, 2008
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How exciting! Congratulations to Cirilia!August 7, 2008
emily #
yay! that's very exciting. also I really like this other way of wearing it; thank you for the picture.August 7, 2008
stacy #
Ah this is great! I'm even more excited to knit this now. I have all the yarn ready to go once I finish Peterhof. Congrats to Cirilia on her new position:)August 7, 2008
Kate G. #
I agree with Melissa. Superheroes, yes!
Thanks for posting the second view of the cardigan. I like both versions, but I REALLY like that Margery took the risk and turned the work upside down for the photoshoot. Now that's Wonder Woman thinking.August 7, 2008
I like the sweater much better "right side up!" Congrats to Cirilia…(What a lovely name!)August 7, 2008
kathy #
Yes, our loss is Berroco's gain! We are so sad to lose Cirilia, but so thrilled about her great new opportunity! As for Violetta – I'm a right-side up kinda gal, but I'm sure that doesn't surprise anyoneAugust 9, 2008
jan #
Beautiful sweater — either side up. Does the sweater work without the closure? Thanks.August 12, 2008
Congratulations on finding a new team member. Your post prompts a question I've been wondering about — who styles your photography for pattern booklets, etc? Is it Margery? I was looking through the Woodland Gothic/Art House collections and I was taken by the knits, of course, but thought the styling was brilliant. Those gorgeous skirts! Anyway, beautiful styling that highlighted the pieces. Job well done.August 15, 2008
Paula Ranieri #
YOUR WORK IS BEAUTIFUL……YOU SHOULD BE SO PROUD!!!!September 12, 2008
Linda #
I have just begun working with Inca Gold. What wonderful yarn! I am making Violette-le-duc for my daughter who is six feet tall. Has anyone made this sweater yet? If so, is there a place where I might lengthen it more easily than another? Also, does anyone have a picture of the back of the sweater?
Thanks. LindaJanuary 31, 2009