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Hope you can get it straightened out.
We can't seem to get above 17th, even with new sails. This is getting expensive.
But we had fun, everyone is in one piece, and most important, the Admiral had fun and wants to do it again. That's BIG in my book.
Great race, sorry I didn't get to meet up with anyone. We did ok, but locked out a halyard during a sail change and paid for it dearly when we turned the corner. Highest position held was 2nd, spent most of the time in the top 5, and gave it away at the end for a 7th. Out of 28 boats, not bad, considering pounding into bay chop with 20' of waterline isn't the fastest point of sail for a 3000 lbs boat.
Watches? Reefs? What are these things you speak of?
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I'm irked by the preliminary results. They show us as DNF. We were over early, but recrossed and received an all clear from the RC. At the finish, we finished with two other boats and received the finish blast from the Dove, so I know that they saw us finish. I sent them an email and will follow up with a phone call later today.
A friend of mine did Down the Bay and wasn't aware he was over early until he saw the results down in Hampton. Major bummer.
Good Luck.
I agree. This is a great race. The bioluminescence was fun to watch; every time that I looked at it while driving, I found that I was off course. Oh well. Vicky was really entertained, so I'm happy. Each year, we see shooting stars and this was no exception. I only saw one, but our record is unbroken.
I'm irked by the preliminary results. They show us as DNF. We were over early, but recrossed and received an all clear from the RC. At the finish, we finished with two other boats and received the finish blast from the Dove, so I know that they saw us finish. I sent them an email and will follow up with a phone call later today.
Well Sabreman pretty well described the conditions we experienced. We put in one reef for a couple of hours between 1800-0000, but I had some beef on the rail. We mainly put the reef in for the comfort level of the crew while I was off watch. As soon as I heard a mumble about not needing the reef we shook it out.
We finished at 1130 for 6th in our fleet of 14. Mike Ironmonger on his Sabre 38 won our class, beating us by three hours and change. We have a few area where we know we can improve and look forward to the next time.
A couple of things should be mentioned to highlight the incredible joy of sailing this race. The parting of the clouds during the 0000-0400 watch revealing the Universe above was awe inspiring. Equally amazing was the biolumenesence which lit our bow wave like an led flashlight and bloomed in our wake like lookoing at lightning fro above the clouds, reminding us of the amazing Universe beneath our hulls.
|Another thing. This year, we instituted a policy of lifejackets after dark. Our personal policy is to wear jackets (inflatables) anytime that we reef. When we put in our first reef, I put on my vest/harness. The crew took that as a queue and donned theirs without a word from me. Their action reinforced to me yet again, that leadership is more about example than command.
I was honored that chef stopped by to visit us. He was headed home from work and Annapolis is a bit out of his way. We had a great talk but the Admiral feels bad that we didn't even offer you anything to drink. Next time for sure!
We had a great sail that was quite athletic with 22kt headwinds a short, steep Bay waves greeting us all the way to Point Lookout. For a while, we were doubled reefed with about 110% genoa. Maybe not aggressive enough but brought the heel down from 35+ deg to 25 or so. Sabre says that the boat sails best at 26 degrees, so it seemed like the right decision. When putting in the second reef (in the dark) I realized that the extra roach in the new main (only the 3rd time up the mast) made the clew for the 2nd reef was misaligned with the turning block on the boom. I used the 1st reef block and it worked. I'll have to do some reconfiguring for a permanent solution. At about 0400, I came on watch to drive and noticed that the bow running lights were out, so I ended hanging upsidedown with flashlight in my teeth and changed the bulb. Got drenched up to my knees in the process. With so much water on deck I was very pleased that everything was tight below.
This was Vicky's first Gov Cup and she ended up loving it. Frankly, I am a little surprised. But she's already talking about next year and winning. After 30 years, she still surprises me. She even feels bad about dropping our nice chrome Lewmar winch handle overboard during an emergency tack. Oops.
We finished at about 1100. I don't think that we finished well but we didn't retire as others appeared too, the boat and crew are unbroken, and we had a blast for the 4th year in a row. My only gripe is that after 36 hours. The results still aren't posted. I can enter any $25 foot race and see the results online by dinner. I guess thus aspe t of technology hasn't caught up with yacht racing.
We met midlifesailor on the beach afterward and had a nice chat. The conditions pulled the stbd rubrail right off the boat. We thought that he was trailing a spin sheet! It turns out that our next door neighbor at Port Kinsale Marina was on midlife's crew. Small world.
It was a great time made better by meeting two more Sailnetters.
Sabre's are among my favorite boats, and I'm in the unfortunate postion of having to try to beat the one racing in Cruising Class.
Did I mention the skipper is the Race Chair and PRO for 30 years?
Not likely, but at least I know who to follow and try to learn from.
It's gonna be fun.
I had the pleasure of meeting up with Sabreman and his wife tonight in Ego Alley as they relaxed waiyinhg for their crew and tomrrows Governors Cup. Their 38 Sabre is a beauty. We were able to hang out for an hour before i had to continue home. NIce meting a fellow Sailnetter who I have corresponded with a few times here. We had a lot in common including Ocean City NJ where I had lived for 18 years. They are nice people.
Hope they come cruising up the Bay again or we get to meet up when we head down to the Ycomico .
Have a great sail tomorrow night and fair winds...I am banking on better than 17 this year,
Final Count is 155. Pretty cool.
I have high hopes for this year. New main from Evolution, new genoa, newish spinnaker, centerboard that works, and the boat's namesake (the Admiral) has finally deigned to sail with us. The planets are aligned.
Any of you guys in PHRF B? I don't see any names that I recognize.
Please please please let it blow stink out of the north!
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MFT and Sync are Dead
My entire MFT and Sync features are completely dead. Black screen, no response to any buttons. I have pulled the fuses and disconnected the battery with no luck.
Anyone have any recommendations other than a trip to the dealer?
That's about all you can do. Also, since this is pertinent to MFT, post up in the MFT thread with further issues/questions. We monitor it pretty frequently since it's a big deal for us with it, haha, you'll get help quicker there normally.
Thanks for the info, but didn't want to have to read 192 pages to see if anyone had ever had this problem where it just wouldn't come back at all.
I've had the usual glitches and bugs, but never did it just go dead and not recover at some point.
I now have no radio, no MP3, no nav, no hands-free phone, no backup camera, no Sync, and probably no self-parking (haven't tested it). So basically I have an SE instead of a Titanium.
Are you still experiencing issues with your system? I'd definitely like to look into them further. Please PM me your VIN, mileage, and the name of the dealership you typically work with.
Welcome to the club. Mine went dead too. The whole module in the dashboard will have to be replaced. Been running with the new module for about a three weeks, and while the system is back on, its still the same bug ridden overpriced "concept" that still isn't a true reality. I wonder why complex PC games get patches faster than a standardize Ford product?
Secondly, we are getting close to the end of the year. I just think Ford is going to wait yet again for the March time frame for the 2014s to come out to reconsider another large update for MFT.
I would love to see Ford come out with an internal, reassurance video that they are working SO HARD on taking this beta product into a stable system. The more MFTs they sell, the more they may alienate their customer base into reconsidering a different product in the future.
I love the car, don't get me wrong. I love my Focus. But when you commute for 30 minutes, you shouldn't have to fight with the radio or reset the clock. Its causing a bad impression on the car itself because of Ford's inept ability to get it right after 3 years of having the system out (if I include 2011 Ford Edges with the same system.)
Lastly, in my frustration, I have one more thing to tell Ford since they responded to this post and not mine when I asked. When I press the Master Reset button, it should reset EVERYTHING!!!! It seems to me that each component of MFT (phone/climate/radio/information) each runs off its own computer. I used Sync Services to get directions to a business. It asked me, "Are you looking for the location of Route 309 or Rural Route 309?" (BTW, theres no difference between the two.) Five times i tried, and it failed everytime and dropped me right back to the main menu to start it over each time. I hung up pressing the button on my wheel, my phone hung up, but the MFT still said I was in a call. So in frustration, I pressed Master Reset. For 15-20 minutes it tried to process that. It disconnected my phone from the system, lost all my presets.
But I know it didnt do a full master reset. I had the system programmed to link to my phone as a hotspot and in the information tab, the little wifi symbol was there before AND AFTER my reset with the phone disconnected. Also, I re-paired the phone to MFT and immediately said I was continuing the call prior to reset that it was originally jammed on. Had to pull over, turn the car off and restart it. Master reset my ass. I'll stick to a fuse pull to reset it.
For the love of GOD, GET IT RIGHT!
Maybe I should have waited for a Dodge Dart? Damn thats stooping low but I don't think any of us should have gotten to this point of frustration for cars that cost 20k-50k with this system. Am I right people?
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I also noticed after master resets that my radio presets were the same, I think my phone still paired? Things just didn't add up...
But you're right - if they're putting this flawed software into Lincolns (or even expensive Tauruses) they're looking at losing a huge market share rather than just sticking with the more basic stereo systems.
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Southern Homestyle Tomato GravySouthern Tomato Gravy is another one of our classic southern recipes, that goes great with those Sour Cream Biscuits I just posted a little earlier. Totally different from what our Northeastern Italian neighbors call Sunday Tomato Gravy {what we Down South call Tomato Sauce, or Creole Gravy, or more often, just Spaghetti Sauce} meant for pasta. This tomato gravy is the kind of gravy that us Southerners most traditionally love to eat over hot, and preferably homemade, southern buttermilk biscuits, like we do with our sausage gravy.
There are dozens of ways to make tomato gravy - this is just one of them - and, as with most southern gravy, this one starts off with a roux. Now don't freak out about the tomatoes and cast iron thing. I cook everything, including tomato, in my cast iron... with just a couple of very basic "rules." Here, we just need a nice light roux, but you'll still need to keep a close watch over it and stir constantly, making sure to also take in from around the outside edges of the skillet so it doesn't burn. You're going for a nice beige coloring.
Once you add in the veggie and broth mixture and the roux has cooled a bit, you'll start adding in the milk. This is a fairly thick gravy, so start with 1 cup of milk and add more till you reach the consistency you like. Some folks use tap water instead of milk, but I happen to prefer the creaminess for this gravy that comes from milk. And of course, you'll need some biscuits, although this is very good served over grits, mashed potatoes and rice!
If you love tomatoes, you will love tomato gravy spooned over hot biscuits! Give it a try and while you're at it, grab my recipe for homemade buttermilk biscuits, or mix it up and try these sour cream biscuits instead.
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- 2 cups of chopped tomatoes, with liquid (about 3 medium)
- 1 tablespoon of finely chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon of finely chopped green bell pepper
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Peel, seed and dice the tomatoes, reserving the juices. In a small pot, bring the chicken broth to a boil; add the tomatoes and juices, onion and green pepper, and let simmer while you prepare the roux.
In a separate skillet, heat the butter or bacon fat over medium heat; stir in the flour. Cook and stir over medium, stirring constantly, until roux reaches a light beige color. Quickly stir in the broth and tomato mixture, adding slowly, but continuously, until fully incorporated. Stir in the milk and season with salt and pepper, and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes or until nicely thickened. Taste and adjust seasonings. Serve over hot biscuits, with meatloaf, over rice, or spooned on grits alongside some fried catfish and with some hushpuppies on the side.
Cook's Note: I prefer the creaminess from milk, however, plain tap water may also be substituted. May also substitute 1 (14.5 ounce) can of stewed/diced tomatoes, undrained, or whole tomatoes, undrained, then chopped, for the fresh tomatoes. Use a pair of kitchen shears to chop the tomatoes up right in the can, or squish with your fingers. If using fresh, home canned tomatoes you likely will not need any additional liquid. Double tomatoes if you prefer. May also be made without the onion and bell pepper if desired.
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a person who changes or manipulates information on the Internet in order to convey a political message
'The ISC said "Islamist terrorists" had learned how to deface websites and launch denial of service attacks, a routine method hacktivists, hackers and criminals use to prevent people's websites from working for short periods.'THINQ.co.uk 18th March 2010
'While most of the cyber crime activities that we see being conducted on The Internet are being driven by illicit financial incentives, there also appears to be a type of malicious activity being driven by other motivations altogether – Hacktivism.'Trend Micro 29th April 2008
Within the past couple of years there has been an increasingly evident trend of political and environmental activists turning to the Internet as a platform for making protests. These people, who for ideological reasons deliberately interfere with online data and services, have been dubbed hacktivists.
the hacktivist uses the same digital tools as the hacker, but does so in order to bring attention to a political or ideological cause
Unlike the work of the hacker, who is usually associated with criminal activity, especially the illicit transfer of money or sensitive information, hacktivism operates just within the boundaries of legality, exploiting the concept of freedom of speech. The hacktivist uses the same digital tools as the hacker, but does so in order to bring attention to a political or ideological cause. One such example from the recent past was the disruption of the websites of a large number of perfume companies, who were targeted by green hacktivists because they disagreed with the way these firms made and tested their products. In early 2010, political hacktivists blocked access to a number of Australian government websites in protest at plans to filter content.
Among the techniques used by hacktivists are the unsolicited modification of a website's home page to display a highly visible message, or the launch of what is called a denial of service attack. Often called a DoS for short, a denial of service attack is the temporary loss of network connectivity and services such as e-mail, which in some cases can cause a website accessed by millions to temporarily shut down.
Incidents of hacktivism stretch back over the last 15 years or more, but in the last couple of years have become more frequent and had increasingly damaging effects.
The terms hacktivist and hacktivism date back to the mid-1990s, though one of the earliest recorded incidents of the concept in action occurred some years earlier. In October 1989, anti-nuclear protestors wanting to stop a radioactive-fuelled space probe, launched WANK (Worms Against Nuclear Killers), a program that sabotaged the login screens of NASA computer networks and reportedly cost NASA nearly half a million dollars in wasted time and resources.
The word hacktivist is a blend of hack and activist. The verb hack has its origins in the old English haccian, meaning 'cut into pieces'. The sense relating to gaining unauthorised access to computer data is comparatively recent, dating back to 1983.
Hacktivists are sometimes alternatively referred to as cyber-activists. Another recent neologism on the same theme is slacktivist, which describes a political activist who may have been active in the past, but now does very little to support a cause, or only does things that require minimal effort.
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Nonprofits risk missing out on several opportunities when they entertain the mindset that social media belongs to the marketing department. This is especially true for museums. For one, audience-inspiring stories often stem from inside operations, such as conservation, horticulture, and life sciences departments, not to mention anecdotes and lessons from floor staff, interpreters, docents and ongoing programs. The opportunity that social technology affords museums in spreading their mission of educating visitors cannot be ignored. Social technology helps educational initiatives transcend museum walls, and even the most common social media sites offer opportunities to engage different types of learners.
But the issue extends beyond the notion that social media helps nonprofits and museums better fulfill their missions. Social technology can (and soon enough, in everyday life, will be) used to make nonprofits stronger organizations overall. In preparation for their 2007 book, Forces for Good, Leslie R. Crutchfield and Heather McLeod Grant examined twelve of the nation's most impactful and successful nonprofit organizations. They pieced their findings together and outlined six practices of high-impact nonprofits: inspire evangelists, nurture nonprofit networks, share leadership, advocate and serve, make markets work, and master the art of adaptation. Today, social technology plays a leading role in helping organizations to meet more than half of the critical six practices of high-impact nonprofits. And chances are, social media will continue to evolve so that we can even better utilize social media to take on these critical functions.
1. Inspiring Evangelists. Successful organizations turn outsiders into insiders in order to help spread a message. Evangelists often have a personal connection to an organization's cause and they cultivate their own networks to support the cause. This effort helps build the organization's overall community. Successful organizations open the door to outsiders and seek to communicate with them and creating meaningful experiences. Because being social is at the heart of social media, sites help to efficiently create conversation and cultivate evangelists. In the world of social media, we call these evangelist outsiders free agents. It's no wonder we've developed have our own term for online evangelists in the last four years; the Internet makes it easier than ever to connect with causes- and to connect with people who support your causes.
2. Nurturing Nonprofit Networks. According to Crutchfield and Grant's research, successful charities recognize that strengthening their organization involves also strengthening the sector and sharing information. The notion that a good nonprofit tries to put itself out of business is at least conceptually true. A step forward in innovative educational outreach for one museum is a step forward for the power of informal learning for everyone. Social media makes it easier to grow the pie and share knowledge. Several significant online resources are free to everyone. If one museum has developed a new exhibit that has been shown to have educational value, it's easy for museum professionals to share the information. In fact, the blogosphere is great for information-share and overall sector-strengthening. Information sharing not only strengthens museums overall, but it helps to develop individual leadership. And we need strong and knowledgeable leadership for this evolving industry. As a related side, here are some of my favorite, basic resources for individual museum professional development.
3. Mastering the Art of Adaptation. Social media not only facilitates the development of this organizational skill (adaptation), but having good social media requires it. Forces for Good shares a cycle for adapting to change: listen, experiment and innovate, evaluate and learn, modify. This is the exact approach that is advocated (yes, for lean start-ups, but similarly) for developing social media strategies. In order to be effective on social media, folks representing museums and other nonprofit organizations must listen, try new things, and take note of how audiences respond to those initiatives. Moreover, mastering adaptation involves balancing bureaucracy and creativity. As museums embrace social media, they find themselves both hungry for online engagement but also apprehensive of it. Radical trust is an issue for museums. Taking on social media mimics the organizational process of adopting change, mostly because adapting to social media is a big change for many institutions. The cycle never ends. In order to be taking full advantage of social media, organizations must be constantly listening, testing, and fixing. They must be constantly adapting.
Nonprofits are moving forward in utilizing social to aid in the final three practices of high-impact nonprofits as well.
- Advocating and serving. Crutchfield and Grant found that high-impact nonprofits both provide their own services and advocate for policy reform. It's no surprise that social media is a good tool for building awareness and spreading a message. In fact, Planned Parenthood is a good example of an organization tapping into networks to support policy advocacy.
- Sharing Leadership. "Great nonprofit leaders share power," Crunchfield and Grant write. Social media can help share information in order to educate professionals and cultivate leaders. It prepares professionals for the sharing of leadership, and empowers them to create their own professional voice through their personal brands.
- Making Markets Work. Social media can help nonprofit and for-profit partners connect to create collaborations that financially aid nonprofits and lend a reputation for promoting social good to for-profits. One way that museums leverage the market is by selling admission. In this case, social media really does work as a true marketing force, and online tools and mobile applications can help visitors purchase admission remotely.
Social media is a key resource for museums that want to develop nonprofit management techniques to help raise their organization above the rest. However, this will not be the case for long. Before we know it, those organizations that have not tapped into online networks to strengthen their museum will be far behind. Using social media to actively and consciously cultivate sustainability and long-term impact will be commonplace. At some point we may find that online engagement through social technology is not just a smart business move, but a matter of long-term nonprofit survival.
- adaptation
- advocate
- evangelists
- Exploratorium
- Forces for Good
- Free Agents
- Heather McLeod Grant
- Leslie R. Crunchfield
- make markets work
- Marketing
- Mission
- networks
- nonprofit management
- nonprofit marketing
- Nonprofits
- online engagement
- organizational strategy
- serve
- share leadership
- Six practices of high-impact nonprofits
- Social Media
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- The Canisius baseball team retruns to the Demske Sports Complex for its final six Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference games of the 2013 season, starting with this weekend's three-game series against rival Niagara.
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- Canisius is 24-9 in road games this season after winning two road games at Siena last weekend. The Griffs enter the weekend first in the country with the 24 road wins - three more than any other team at the Division I level.
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- Junior Jesse Kelso was named to the Capital One Academic All-District First Team last week, the eighth Golden Griffin to earn All-District honors in the last five seasons. Kelso is now eligible to be named a Capital One Academic-All American later this month.
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- Canisius has had four winning streaks of five games or longer this season. The Griffs have had 15 winning streaks of five or more games since 2008, the highest total in the conference.
- Three Canisius pitchers combined to throw the program's first nine-inning no-hitter at the Division I level in an 8-0 win at Iona on March 29.
- Canisius has 13 Canadians on its roster, the most at the NCAA Division I level.
- This matchup for Canisius and Niagara is the final meeting between the teams in any sport for the 2012-13 athletic season.
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- Canisius clinched the competition with a split of the April 18 softball doubleheader between the teams. Canisius owns a 19-12 lead in the points competition.
- The Battle of the Bridge is an all-sports competition between the schools. Points are awarded for all regular-season, conference match-ups between the schools, except for cross country, swimming and diving and golf where the points are awarded based on results in the MAAC Championship.
- Niagara leads the all-time series 76-75 between the teams. The Purple Eagles are the most-common opponent in program history.
- Canisius has won the last six MAAC series between the teams.
- In the last six seasons, the Griffs have won 18 of the 22 meetings.
- The last time Canisius had a lead in the series was on April 16, 2001, when a 9-8 win gave Canisius a 56-55 lead in the series with the Purple Eagles.
- Niagara enters the series with a 16-32 overall record and 9-12 record in conference play. The Purple Eagles split a doubleheader with Buffalo on Tuesday.
- Preseason MAAC Player of the Year Ryan McCauley leads the team with a .340 batting average, 34 runs scored, 13 doubles, five homers, 27 walks and a .453 on-base percentage.
- Niagara is hitting .253 as a team and is averaging 4.6 runs per game. The Purple Eagles have a 7.26 team ERA and .945 team fielding percentage.
- Niagara has allowed 121 stolen bases and has hit 103 batters this season.
- Kyle Olver has thrown a team-high 81 innings, with a 5.44 ERA and 62 strikeouts. Geoff Soja has a 4.14 ERA in 22 appearances, with six saves and 30 strikeouts in 37 innings.


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I do not have much of an idea about a backstory or name yet, but he is supposed to be the kind of soldier who sneaks into the "right" spot and wreaks havok there. Thus the colors are supposed to be dark...
As for electronics, I intend to have 3 fans, one below the visor, and two blowing out the vents in the back, a pair of headphones/small speakers, and a microphone in the helmet.
I saw once that someone made a cavity in their chest plate and put blinky lights in it, which shone out the bottom... I'm thinking about doing something similar, but with speakers.
Armor itself (pictures are attached - more "plans" than drawings, seeing as I can't draw) is slightly modified from the "traditional" style... There are two color schemes that i've come up with so far, I'm leaning towards the lower part of the first one and the upper part of the second.
The helmet is much like the traditional, just with extra little things added on. the vents in the back should be facing down. I'm not entirely sure how to go about making those things that look like gills on the cheeks - they're supposed to be wedges, and I was hoping to use sintra, which, as far as I know, doesn't come tapered. Wood may work, though.
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he even offer the bait tube stuff with the traps here on this pagehttp://georgiabees.blogspot.com/2009/09/small-hive-beetle-traps-pstpaid.html
That roach bait at Walmart appears to be exactly what is pictured in the video. He does take care to keep the label facing the other way but it's the same stuff.
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Here is some pictures of my buy'ce:
Before paint and any customizations:
After a little paint:
The front taped up so that I can see where I need to make the cuts on the face guard to have a T-Visor:
Thats all I have on the buy'ce for so far.
I am also working on a Verpine Shatter Pistol.
With out paint and fully assembled:
Still without paint with the barrel removed making it a "Tactical Pistol":
Still in the TP mode now with paint:
Fully Constructed, still am going to do some touch up and add some black/green accentings:
Anyone got some tips or pointers or ideas to help me move this along?


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In many plants around the country, producers are becoming attracted to magnet positioners. These devices are replacing traditional bolt-down systems to adjust end rails on steel-lined prestress casting beds.
Introduced in the United States about five years ago, magnets have enabled producers to be more productive and more quality-conscious. Gone are quality problems associated with welding stops, as well as the yards of construction waste generated by plywood cutouts.
Bill Huber, wetcast production manager, for Mid-States Concrete Products Co. in South Beloit, Ill., says his production team welcomes the increasing technology of these simple but effective tools. In a recent budget meeting, Huber found himself explaining to the accountant why he has been buying more magnets each year. "It was a subtle shock when we had 200 magnets in our inventory," says Huber.
It was easy for Huber to explain how magnets have allowed crews in the producer's wetcast operation to stay on schedule. The former draftsman just pulled out a production drawing of a recent panel the crew cast for a building at a local college. The project architect had designed a LEED-certified structure. Several windows would be an energy-saving feature. So he called out numerous windows in each panel. "Magnet-supported block-outs saved not only layout time, but helped us cast a better quality panel," says Huber.
As producers like Mid-States use more magnets, they've also discovered some minor drawbacks. "Some of the early models presented our crews safety problems," says Huber. "Once the magnets were set on the steel deck, workers found them difficult to remove."
These versions relied on pry bars that, with a downward push, break the contact. The strong attraction needed to withstand the lateral forces of the fresh concrete they contain also means they were hard to handle.
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Kevin Wald, Mid-State's operations manager, then had an opportunity to try a magnet with an on/off switch. "Our crews found these new magnets to be both safer and more productive than conventional magnets," says Wald. These magnets can set quickly, without causing a fast pinch point. They also can be repositioned quickly.
Introduced earlier this year to the United States by Hamilton Form Co., Saf-T-Mag's on/off feature has attracted the attention of production managers. The key to the magnet's safety is that it won't attract steel until the worker activates it. With no magnetic attraction, the magnet doesn't accidentally slam into a form or pick up metal shavings and steel debris.
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Entry-level 'prepping'
The road to prepping can begin with some minimal efforts. If you desire to advance beyond those basics, it is a personal choice. Common sense says that we should at least be prepared to survive for a reasonable period of time in case of extreme circumstances.
At a minimum, a supply of food and water should be maintained in case of emergency. In the event of a grid failure and access to money from financial institutions was not possible, what would you do for food and water? After the initial shock, grocery stores, gas stations and other providers of essentials would be depleted, and lack of access to money would leave many in dire straits.
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We have heard preppers tell of losing their jobs and by having a stock of food and water, they were able to survive well on minimal amounts of money until new work allowed a higher income level again.
There are many reasons for prepping. If we look back to our ancestors, it was a way of life to can and preserve food. They ate well and were able to survive through lean times when they came. Families were close and could depend on each other for help in times of need.
We need to take a look at our circumstances and a look at the core values of our ancestors, emulating the positive attitudes of hard work and self-reliance that they exhibited. We could learn a lot from them and their actions. Being a prepper is a good thing, not an extreme reaction to society.
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Proof the the poor pay more?
Occupational discrimination?
More fleecing of America ! :rolleyes:
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Proof the the poor pay more?
Is this another instance of "not what you know but where you learned it"?
Rob - "Illegitimis non carborundum"
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This is 2nd hand news to me I've had my own dealings with GIECO :pain:
I did their "save money by calling this # "& they took my money & then they called back a few weeks later saying I had too many "unregistered cars" for them to insure me & my wife.
Meanwhile back at the ranch we were driving around with "NO INSURANCE " for 2 weeks +!
I'm a firm believer that what ever they say on their ad{anyone} they do the opposite.
Time will tell if their scamming
Insurance is one of the biggest scams
and ENRON was legit ,the bigger they are the more they steal.
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Hmmmm! I got Gieco but I learn never tell them any more then they need to know. I worked a short time for Progressive. and it all the same junk. being read from a computer program. when you get your Quote then it goes to the inspection department where they double check all the info and depending on your state laws what you were quoted may change. Example if they find you forgot a ticket you got or you have a non working car showing on the DMV computer thing could change depending on you state laws. In Calif if you do not fill out a non operation form they keep charging you the fee. even if you not use it. and if you ever get the car running you have to pay all the back fee or scrap it out or sell it out of state.
It the state laws that make up most of the rules Gieco must folllow it how they decide to charge you that different from one company to the other.
What about " min-i-mum " coverage? $10,000 If you totaled anything, It wouldn't cover it, and you'd be libel for the rest. And what different does it matter how many car you have, you can only drive one at a time. The ins. should be on the driver instead of the veh. But they wouldn't make much money, or we couldn't afford it. Anyway you looooooose.
Yeah it the same deal for minimum to. Depending on your state laws is the key. If you have ten cars and truck in your yard and at one time you put them in you name them the Insurance company can see that. Some state have a limit on how many car you can have in your yard.
Auto insurance is a racket. Those with money can buy a bond and self insure. The little guy gets hosed. I've been driving for 35+ years. total insurance claims: 1 comp claim 15 years ago, ice slid from the roof of a building and landed on the roof of my legally parked Cadillac. (building owner's insurance paid, not my auto company) 3 months ago, I was rear ended while waiting for a traffic light. Damage: bent bumper supports, plastic bumper cover, back-up sensors. Other party's insurance promptly paid for physical damage. My wife has soft tissue damage and nerve damage neck and lower back, verified by 2 MDs, and an MRI. Chiropractic care is helping, Chiro says 9 mos to a year she should be as good as new (at $35 per visit). Now MY insurance company has jacked my rates 15%, and is demanding that wife stops seeing chiropractor. They have scheduled a visit with their "medical expert" who is a DC, but does not see patients, only does evaluations for the insurance company! This whole claim can be subrugated against the other drivers insurance so there should be no cost to my company. They seem to have signed off with the other insurance company and have decided that now it's their duty to protect the other company rather than protecting their customer. Going to go see a local hard-arsed ambulance chaser this afternoon. I would never have considered this route, but when my own company refuses to pay for 36 weeks of chiropractic visits, (the emergency room visit cost far more) That is total bullshot!
NOW it will cost them, lost wages, MD and DC bills, pain and suffering, the whole bit! I really dislike ambulance chasing lawyers, but the insurance companies force you to use them.
My sister was rear ended with her first son and it was kinda of cut and dry. they offerd here 100,000.00 dollars. Sad thing was she saw dollars signs. and now she has long term back problem. So word to the wise screw then. They Just bean counter trying to minimize the damage.
Why do you thing Progressive has on the spot claims adjuster. with the power to cut you a check right on the spot.
Thats what the attorney is for to play the insurance game. He knows the rules to play the game. When they find out you have an Attorney then it a hole different game then.
In 96 I had just bought a new Rover and was driving home, we were on an exit ramp stopped, the girl in front of me started to move so I moved and she slammed her brakes on so did I.
The brush guard hit her painted T-bird bumper but left no marks of any kind.
This fat B===h gets out and call me everything but a skinny white boy.
So now that I could get a word in edge wise she was going to leave and I said you can't we need a police report. I was just being a jerk as I was in no hurry to go anywhere and she was.
The trooper gets there 20 minutes later and she ripped him a new one.
Sent the report a week later to my Insurance company and said no damage was done and it also said that on the report.
A year later I get called to court and she is suing for 175,000.
The jury gave her a $1 and her kid $5. Everyone in the court was at a loss for words, even the judge. I asked the Foreman when we were dismissed and he said they knew it was a fraud and felt that award would be a bigger insult then if they gave nothing.
State farm had offered $20 some thousand dollars to settle before trial.
Here is the best part almost forgot, when they were going to make the offer
I went nuts and they told me I could stop the offer but if they accepted and I declined and they won a $100,000 in court I would be responsible for the 80,000 difference.
With that I said spend your money how you see fit!
No wonder insurance is so high.
barry you got frikken lucky dude. when she wanted to leave you shoulda said have a nice day baby! if you have alot of old cars like me, allstate will let you insure them all with a specialty policy. you have to have regular ins with them for about 3 months first to get it. then, you can suspend driving coverage on all of them ( the coverage against vandalism and wind, etc when it is parked always stays in effect), and you can just call them anytime, day or night, leave a messege that you are going to drive it and want coverage for that day or weekend or week, and they will charge you only for those days. works out great for me except half the time i don't call and am driving w/o coverage, even tho i have POI in my glovebox for the cops.
more proof the poor pay more is home mortgages. the worse your credit rate (less abilty you have to pay back the loan) the higher your interest rate is (more you have to pay)
[QUOTE=bullheimer]barry you got frikken lucky dude. when she wanted to leave you shoulda said have a nice day baby!
You are right! I guess I was lucky to do something stupid with State Farms money instead of my own!
At the time I was pissed that I had to waste time in court but that was my first time and would not trade the education for anything.
I would urge any of the younger guys on here that have aspirations of starting their own business one day to take a day and just go set in a civil case. Its an education you will never forget.
I have been to court one other time since and that was because I was stupid enough to say, sure I will be a wittiness in two separate law suits.
NEVER, EVER again will I see anything or know anything.
I guess I need to jump in here to provide a reality check.
Short intro you have to weed through to give you some insight. My mom and dad had a small grocery store in the Adirondacks back in the late 50's early 60s'. Just before I was born. (1) gas pump, small store. Beer, bread, and cigarettes. That was about it. Early convenient store. (Think Appalachia Mountain poor) Dad would give all his drinking buddies credit. They would stiff him. Mom & Dad were poor also. Five kids (before me) and increasing debt as a result of extending credit. Needless to say, they went bust. They didn't file bankrupcy, but probably should have. They made arrangements witheveryone to repay the debt, out of their pocket. THEY MADE THE DEBT. Even though their people they gave credit to walked away on them. "Your out of business, I don't owe you"..
Dad passed on TWO lessons he learned.
1.) Never give credit, unless they DESERVE credit and can pay it back. (look up the word credit)
2.) Never do business with friends
Needless to say, when I was born a year after disolving the store. We didn't have anything growing up. They repaid the debt in full by 1972. Dad retired in 1981.
Sam, about mortgage rates... If YOU were lending your buddy's cash, WHO would you loan it to? The guy that pays you back all the time(Good rating) or the guy that stiffs you (poor rating) ?? We're not talking about $50 beans. I'm talking THOUSANDS of dollars. Remember, that the bank is there to MAKE money, not provide a charity service. The manager, or loan officer has to answer to the board, and the stockholders. WHY should they care about how anyone runs your finances? Its obvious they can not live within their means, if their continual credit history is poor. Key word here is continual. If they are always late, they should not go for the extravagances. No one NEEDS the internet. Nor NEEDS cable TV, nor NEEDS cigarettes, beer, and a whole host of other perks that are afforded to those who can afford them.
The insurance industry is the same. Its about managing calculated loss. Why should the people that can manage their assets pay extra to offset costs derived from people who don't. (Collections for stiffs) They are simply rewarding those who comply with the agreement with better rates, than those who do not. The costs of collection, late fees, legal, etc. can be staggering. Put the onis on thise who create the problem.
As far as costs based on professions, who is more likely to have problems? An office worker or a guy in the coal mines? That adds into the calculations as to what the outlay of cash for the company will be.
Who needs car insurance more? Bad drivers or good? Why should good drivers pay the debtload for bad drivers.
Its all the same thing.
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Flashed to TP Stage 1 last week and it runs great. Logging with Romraider took some finagling and cursing but works smoothly now (even the dubious dyno feature). But for the past week I have been unable to get the stand alone function to work properly. If I use the defrogger trigger I get an empty logcfg.out file. If I use rpm >0 just to see numbers I get 509 identical .csv files with one line each and the numbers are insane, 10700+rpm 104.39mph etc. After more research into this than I can even imagine I am just stumped now.
I have FW version 1.12.3688, everything works and seems to calculate the TP suggested parameters (using the TP definitions) fine with RR, just the stand alone seems to be beyond my comprehension.
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Hello everyone!
This is going to be my first write up. Please feel free to ask questions and make suggestions! [IMG]http://*****************.com/smile/emthup.gif[/IMG] By the end of this build i hope to have step by step instructions so that all you good folks out there can set up some bike carbs too!
I recently traded my 77 rabbit for an 82 Caddy with a 2.0 swap. The CIS fuel system was never fully installed, and is currenty hooked up just so that it gets me from A to B. I have been researching on what route i want to go with the fuel system and have decided to go with some bike carbs! My reason for this choice is my extreamly limited budget (Currently going to tech school, typical poor student ), the ease of the install, and the effeciancy of bike carbs over Weber carbs.
My plan is to gather and fabricate all of the needed parts and then spend my Winter break installing and tuning the carbs. I will be trying to contact "Bogg Brothers" to figure out what jet sizes i need and order a few smalll parts.
Parts List Needed (please contribute if im missing parts):
Bike Carbs
Correct Jets
Fuel Pressure Regulator
Fuel Hose
Tonight is day one of my gathering. I purchased a set of Yamaha YZFR1 Carbs off ebay. I cant wait for them to arrive so i can get them all cleaned up! Ill begin posting pics ASAP.
Here is an artical and a couple vids to get you PUMPED!
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I was strolling along on ebay today, checking out star wars related things and I came across this company selling just about every star wars toy you can think of, most in AFA cases. talk about some ultra rare stuff!!! (carded slot firing proto-type fett, all the double-telescoping figures, AFA 85 cantana set(including blue snaggy) just to name a few!!!) I wasnt kidding about the 1 million, they even say what each figure books for... I cant give you the link to the auction because its not mine, but he has so many of them its pointless to list them even if we could. but I will give you the name and you can find them in all their glory pretty easily!! ------->
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WOW next time tell them to bring it up here!!!!!great pics that is a lot of snow!
When a city like Atlanta gets an inch or so, it is paralyzed. No salt, few plows, inexperienced drivers, no snow tires, etc.
If the people would have stayed off the roads like they were told to it would have been much better, but the state should have actually shut down the highway before it got as bad as it did.
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Fairfield University shot 52.1 percent from the floor, including 60.9 percent in the first half, to defeat the Canisius women's basketball team 67-56 in the Koessler Athletic Center on Sunday afternoon. With the loss, the Golden Griffins fall to 10-17 overall and 7-9 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
Senior Ashley Durham led Canisius with 16 points and eight rebounds. Early in the second half, Durham became the 20th player in program history to score 1,000 career points. Sophomore Kayla Hoohuli had nine points while seniors Allison Braun and Ashley Wilkes each scored eight points. Sophomore Brooke Angelos posted five assists in her first start of the season.
"We didn't have any defensive intensity in the first half. You have to give credit to Fairfield for knocking down the shots but we let them do what they wanted to do," Canisius coach Terry Zeh said. "Our offense didn't have a lot of flow today either. We only had six turnovers, but our offense was too much one-on-one and some of those missed shots felt like turnovers."
Canisius held an early 9-8 lead, thanks to three jump shots from Wilkes. Later in the first half, back-to-back jumpers from Braun brought Canisius within one at 17-16 before the Stags took control. Fairfield held Canisius scoreless for more than six minutes, building a 30-16 lead with the 13-0 run. A layup from Angelos and jumper from Braun made the score 30-20 at the half.
Fairfield (17-10, 11-5 MAAC) broke the game back open with 3-pointers from Alexys Vazquez and Katelyn Linney early in the second half to go up 36-20. Canisius wasn't able to cut the deficit to single digits until late in the second half and was never able to seriously threaten. Fairfield made 13 free throws in the final four-plus minutes to put the game away.
Christelle Akon-Akech had 14 points in 20 minutes while Katie Cizynski recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. The Stags had 18 assists on 25 baskets, shooting 25-for-48 from the floor. The 52.1 field goal percentage was the highest by a Canisius opponent this season.
Canisius plays its final two games of the regular season away from the KAC The Griffs take on rival Niagara University in a Battle of the Bridge contest on Friday, with tipoff in the Gallagher Center set for 7 p.m.
Notes: Fairfield has won the last eight meetings between the teams in the series... Freshman Tiahana Mills did not dress for the Griffs with an ankle injury and is out indefinitely. Mills had started all previous 26 games this season... The six turnovers for the Griffs were a season-low and the fewest since they had six against Rider on Feb. 8, 2010. Those six turnovers match the lowest in a game under Zeh... Durham had eight rebounds for the third time in the last five games.


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