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Apoptosis writes:
A video of 'Every Major's Terrible: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdyoGruec88&feature=youtu.be
Steve writes:
I heard TWIV 183 this weekend and Vincent's suggestion that a listener send in a singing version of Randall Munroe's "Every Major's Terrible."
Today, 05 14, I did a little research. As this blog post summarizes, there was one posted to YouTube within hours, and now there are many: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/126500.
I would note, however, that my e-mail to TWIV was sent on the day Munroe posted the cartoon, at 11:23 Pacific Time. I'm an xkcd fan--not so much YouTube--and had no clue about any YouTube versions until this afternoon.
By the way, I would love it if Vincent would set up an episode around his contention that science publication is "broken." Maybe Alan Dove could discuss the embargo system from a journalist's point of view, especially with respect to Rosie Redfield's experience with arXiv and Science.
Forrest writes:
Hi TWIV,
I have just added another virus sculpture to my series on computer viruses.
You may recall that TWIV picked up on the T9 Track Virus I did a few years ago:
This most recent sculpture is based on the Adenovirus and is called AdenoCD Virus, the 7th sculpture in this series. It is being exhibited at the Artomatic 2012 (http://www.artomatic.org) in Crystal City, just over the river from Washington, DC. This show will open this Friday May 18th and will run through June 23. Hope your listeners will stop by. There is at least one other artist there who has been generating excellent art with a virology theme, Michele Banks, http://www.etsy.com/shop/artologica.
Forrest McCluer
Raihan writes:
Hello TWIVians,
I came across this article about Influenza B prevalence in 2010.
Being an avid TWiV listener, i was pleasantly surprised when i saw a quote from VIrus-Guru Prof Racaniello.
'Vincent Racaniello, PhD, a virologist at Columbia University who writes Virology Blog, told CIDRAP News that the influenza B pattern the WHO is reporting is typical. He said the two main lineages, B/Victoria-like and B/Lee-like, have been cocirculating for 25 years, with changing patterns of prevalence and geographic distribution.'
I was however a little perutrbed by the mis-naming of one of the currently circulating influenza B lineages. I would like to point out that the two main lineages are B/Victoria-like and B/Yamagata-like, not B/Lee-like.
B/Lee was the first ever flu B virus isolated in 1940 and ever since the early 80s, influenza B viruses fall in either of the Yamagata or Victoria lineages. B/Lee would fall as an outlier when compared to currently circulating strains.
Sorry if I'm being too pedantic, I learned that from TWiV.
keep up the excellent work
Josh writes:
Dear TWiV Doctors,
First a correction from my last email: I should have said Dr. Olsterholm and not Mr. Olsterholm. Apologies to Dr. Olsterholm.
I just finished watching the H5N1 Research Discussion from the TWiV link in Episode 173. It seems to me that the key question is: why is there a marked difference between the NSABB recommendation and the WHO geneva meeting recommendation? If the science is the same, is it the process that is the variable, or is it the personnel, or what else might there be?
1. The personnel: The WHO meeting mostly consisted of directors of national virology labs from around the world. You can see the list here: http://www.who.int/influenza/human_animal_interface/list_participants/en/index.html
The NSABB is quite different. It's full of MD's, healthcare business representatives, and lots of people who are in biosafety/biodefense labs around the country. You can see the whole list here: http://oba.od.nih.gov/biosecurity/biosecurity_voting_members.html
One voting member is Retired Air Force General John A Gordon, who was Deputy Director of the CIA from October 1997 - 2000, and Homeland Security Advisor from 2003-2004. I found him on Wikipedia here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_A._Gordon. The NSABB doesn't list his past achievements.
Another voting member is Marc Nance, J.D., listed as General Counsel for GE Healthcare.
Dr. Lynn Enquist, guest on TWiV 54, is also a voting member. Maybe he could come on TWiV and talk about this? Dr. Osterholm likes to say that the voting was unanimous, so I assume he cast a vote in favor. Dr. Kenneth Berns from UFL Gainsville is also a voting member. It's too bad we don't know anyone from UFL Gainsville who might be able to get him on TWiV......
I'm not saying anyone on the list is a "bad person", but there seems to be a lot of non-virologists on the list. The scientists on the list are mostly from the "biosafety community", meaning that most of them have previous experience with biosafety/biodefense committee service, such as Dr. Relman from Stanford, whose bio reads as follows:
Dr. Relman advises the U.S. Government, as well as non-governmental organizations, in matters pertaining to microbiology, emerging infectious diseases, and biosecurity. He currently serves as Chair of the Institute of Medicine's Forum on Microbial Threats (U.S. National Academies of Science)
While there is nothing wrong with that in principle, I am concerned that the NSABB is full of scientists who are "professional worriers", and that they might have a form of collective "intern's disease".
2. The process:
Dr. Fauci summed up the WHO meeting this way (http://www.1310news.com/news/world/article/331905--press-pause-who-meeting-on-bird-flu-studies-says-publish-in-full-but-later):
"It was clear that the consensus of the group was that given the clear and present danger of an evolving virus in the field, out there in the real world and the need to address this clear and present danger by research that helps to understand how viruses adapt themselves and go from one species to another ... that outweighs the hypothetical risk of a bioterrorist."
Which is exactly the point that was raised by Dr. Racaniello some episodes back. In other words, a meeting in Geneva with virology lab directors flow in from all over the world produced a result that was achieved weeks earlier by three virologists and a parasitologist talking about the issue on TWiV. However this point was not raised during the ASM Biodefense netcast. Dr. Olsterholm merely says that all sides of the issue(of publishing in full) were discussed.
Well, how do we know they were discussed? The proceedings of the NSABB are not open for scrutiny. In the video, Dr. Olsterholm clearly says that the process is closed, and the process cannot be discussed. The WHO meeting, in contrast, was not a closed process. I don't know that a transcript is available, but from what I have seen in the press, the members were free to discuss the situation with outsiders.
So there are three examples of process. Which two processes are more similar? The two similar processes come up with the same result, the anomalous process produces different result.
3. Something else: Of course, there could be something I'm not considering. Maybe its the "jury effect", where some members pressure other members.Maybe the normal CYA of a government committee. After all, what is the downside for them of voting to restrict? And if they don't vote to restrict some stuff, then they might start asking themselves "why have these stupid meetings anyway?"
Also, in the video one of the guests makes the point that the Global and National reporting and intelligence systems for detecting flu are not adequate. Maybe that's what the NSABB should be focusing on?
Ken writes:
Hello VRAD,
Thought I share with you what I just discovered and my pick for TwiV.
Wattpad - http://www.wattpad.com/
Calling itself "YouTube for ebooks," Wattpad is a repository for user-uploaded electronic texts. The content includes work by undiscovered and published writers. Delivery emphasizes the mobile phone platform, using the free Freda ebook reader
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January 4, 2012
It had to end sometime.
Arsenal had won four games in row heading into the New Year's Day match at Southampton. It was exactly what the Club needed to do to bring 2012 to a close. Had the Boxing Day match against West Ham not been canceled - assuming we won it - we would have ended the year fourth in the table.
Still, after the incredible 7-3 win over Newcastle at the weekend, Arsenal had to settle for a draw and missed a golden opportunity to move up the table. Despite the same lineup that "could have scored 12" against Alan Pardew's side -- including one hat-trick and a brace that was inches from being a second hat-trick, Southampton were the only team to score goals and we slipped back to sixth, two points behind Everton.
The mood following each game was decidedly different. Amid the praise Arsène Wenger handed out to his team after the Newcastle win, was line about team spirit and character. "I feel the team is focused, has a good spirit, and are united. Slowly we are getting there. We still have some work to do."
But after the Southampton game? "We lacked purpose, penetration and speed. All qualities we have usually but lacked tonight."
The game is serves as a reminder that Premier League competition is tough from top to bottom. Don't believe me? Look what happened to Chelsea against QPR the following day.
And it's not only tough, it's getting tougher. Which brings us to the transfer window. Most fans will say without questions that we need to bring in some new talent in January and the manager has said he expects to be busy on the transfer front. But before you open a new browser window and click refresh 10,000 times -- he also says that he thinks the market will take a couple of weeks to get going.
Of course the big question is, where will Wenger look to strengthen the squad? While there are some oft-discussed positions, it's surprisingly difficult to find a consensus. But one clue could stem from which players are off - or rather said to be heading out. Marouane Chamakh has packed his bags and headed to West Ham on loan, Squillaci and Djourou could soon follow him out and there have been constant rumblings in the media and on the Twitter machine that Andrey Arshavin will leave as well. Could that mean a new striker, a wide player and perhaps a central defender?
In terms of the striker role, many assumed the obvious choice was Demba Ba. He ticked several boxes: Available, reasonably inexpensive and plenty of goals in the Premier League. But it became apparent pretty quickly that Arsenal wouldn't make a move for the player. As the manager explained, "I like Demba Ba personally, he is a similar type to Giroud who we just bought. It was one or the other one."
As in every transfer window, the number of players linked to Arsenal is pretty astounding. You'll see everything from big name superstars to players from smaller clubs whose names you can't pronounce. Big money has meant that the former has been somewhat difficult for Arsenal of late, but improved scouting networks mean that even the latter kind of player is also becoming harder to sign.
Regardless of which new rumors pop up, one thing is clear. As Wenger says, "For us it is important to focus on our next game and our next game can only be won by the players who are here
And that next game is against Swansea in the FA Cup. It's a match-up of contradictions. Swansea beat us at the Emirates on December 1 ... but have only one win in their last six league games. Arsenal is on a five-game unbeaten run since that loss ... but Swansea is the team that many say are full of confidence. And in another twist, Swansea is the team that may have their eye on another fixture - they play the first leg of their Capital One Cup semi-final against Chelsea on Wednesday.
Kieran Gibbs said, "We go to Swansea like it's one of our biggest games of the season." Wenger said that he will put "maximum effort" to win the game and that he plans on playing the team with the best chance to win the game.
We all know how vital this month is. And by the time we tune into Arsenal Players for FA Cup highlights, we'll have a good sense of how it's going.
Come on you Gunners!
- Kevin Mooney
December 28, 2012
One of the big criticisms of Arsenal over the last few years has been that the team was incapable of winning ugly. Of grinding out the tough win when the goals just weren't coming our way.
My, how times have changed.
The 1-0 win over Wigan at the DW Stadium last weekend epitomized winning ugly. It was wet. It was cold. And Roberto Martinez's squad forced Arsenal to defend deeply throughout the game. Fortunately for Arsenal, Wigan's final ball was... shall we say, less than impressive. A foul on Theo Walcott in the area and the resulting Mikel Arteta spot kick at the hour mark proved to be enough to steal all three points from a determined home side.
Most importantly, it marked three league wins in a row for the good guys. When asked about the streak in the post-match press conference, Arsène Wemger was pretty clear: "It's good but not enough. We want more." He elaborated on that a bit later by saying that he didn't want anyone getting carried away by three wins. "As much as we should not be too depressed when things [don't go right], we now need to keep our feet on the ground."
Jack Wilshere had a similar take. "At this time of year, with all the games coming up, you just need results," he said. "Today was no different." Jack went on to say that the big result against Reading would have been pointless without the win at Wigan because the team desperately needs to build momentum right now.
And a key to that momentum will undoubtedly be team defense. The boss hailed his squad for showing improvement against Wigan and he hopes that will soon combine with the strong offensive performance we saw against Reading.
The three points from Wigan lifted us into third place - at least temporarily. Considering we were languishing in 10th place just a few weeks ago, that's quite the accomplishment. Granted, Chelsea's demolition of Aston Villa on Sunday pushed them ahead of us and a flurry of unfavorable Boxing Day results put us back to seventh, but with a game in hand.
Still, what is important is our consistency. The manager pointed out how tight the top half of the league table is and expressed his belief that Arsenal will be up near the top come May. When asked if we felt his squad would do better points-wise in the second half of the season, he answered with a simple "we will."
While the postponement of the Boxing Day clash against West Ham means that Saturday's home game against Newcastle is technically not part of the second half of the season for us, it's as good a place as any to truly signal our turnaround. Between this game and the New Year's Day match against Southampton, Arsenal has a chance to pick up another six points and get a firmer grip on a top four spot.
Looking ahead to that Newcastle match up, the Magpies are simply hurting right now. They are just five points above the relegation zone, their away record is truly terrible this season - just four points from a possible 27 - and their midfield has been decimated by injury. For us, it's a very different story. Olivier Giroud and Tomas Rosicky should be available making Arsenal look shockingly close to full-strength (touch wood, swing cat over head, turnaround three times, throw salt over shoulder). Newcastle also suffered an exhausting defeat to Man United on Boxing Day while Arsenal had a nice lie-in. That said, the Geordies have two big goal scoring threats in Pappis Cisse and Demba Ba - so Arsenal must watch out for the counter-attack.
Coming up on Tuesday is a trip to the south coast to take on Southampton. The Saints are also near the drop zone and only have three wins since September: against Reading, QPR ... and Newcastle. Although they will likely be looking for revenge in front of the home crowd for the 6-1 loss they suffered at the Emirates earlier this year.
So keep your fingers crossed for maximum points and plenty of momentum because on the horizon are an FA Cup tie against Swansea and Man City at home. The race to the finish line starts now.
Come on you Gunners!
- Kevin Mooney
December 21, 2012
It's a commonly accepted in every sport that when individual players or teams as a whole are struggling with their confidence, things go poorly. And that the best medicine for a lack of confidence is a good performance that helps to get things back on track. Then there are the clichés about hitting bottom before you can drag yourself back up.
Take Arsenal. After the loss to Bradford City in the League Cup, there were numerous columns, blog posts and tweets suggestion that the end was nigh. But to paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of the Club's death were greatly exaggerated.
Going into Monday's game at Reading, hopes and expectations were high, but so was the concern. A team that put four goals past us in 37 minutes had another opportunity -again in front of their home fans. And coming off that loss to Bradford, that concern probably was justified. But rather than needing to stage an incredible second-half comeback, Arsenal all but put the game away in the first half.
Aside from the 5-2 scoreline, there were some very positive takeaways from the game. Santi Cazorla broke out of a bit of a slump to grab his first hat-trick. Jack Wilshere, Mikel Arteta and Cazorla absolutely dominated the midfield in a way we hadn't really seen yet. And Theo Walcott shined in the role of central striker.
Now, many would point out the fact that Reading is at the bottom of the league and in terrible form. But the fact is, the three points we earned pushed us up into fifth place , just two points behind our two London rivals. And let us also not forget that Reading nearly beat Man United at the beginning of the month. A win is a win is a win.
And that's essentially what Arsène Wenger said after the game. When asked what the team's goals were at this stage of the season, he said that they just need to focus on the next game - and to win it. "That's all we can do," he said. "That and focus on the quality of our football."
He later added, "Football rewards teams [that] play quality football and that's what we want to focus on ... Hopefully we'll get some confidence from the game today."
If we build that confidence, we should win more games. As I noted in early this month, if Arsenal can win all of those (five) eminently winnable December league games, those 15 points would likely earn us a spot back in the top four.
But alas, we were dealt a tiny blow in that category. We can no longer pick up the full 15 points. An impending tube drivers' strike on Boxing Day forced the Club to postpone the home game against West Ham until next month. The Boss was disappointed with the news, but it may not alter the players' schedule too much. "We will practice on Boxing Day for sure," said Wenger. "Christmas Day I have not decided yet."
While the news that we won't have a Boxing Day match for the second year in a row was displeasing, officials had warned of this possibility for some time. So it was hardly unexpected. Also somewhat unexpected was that five young Gunners extended their contracts with the Club this week. Jack, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Kieran Gibbs, Carl Jenkinson and Aaron Ramsey - all full internationals -- sat down and signed long-term deals in front of the cameras on Wednesday. The manager was thrilled and spoke of stability and the importance of a British core. Jenkinson meanwhile used phrases like "over the moon" to describe how he felt and also implied that this kind of action can inspire players to greatness. "People here clearly have belief in me," he said. "And now I have to make sure I prove them right."
The other big news came in the form of the Champions League draw for the knockout stages. A quick glance at the remaining clubs in the competition showed there really wasn't a single team among the winners or runners-up that you would call an easy draw. In fact most fans seemed to base their hopes of who we would get based on their average daily temperature in March.
In the end, we landed Bayern Munich - finalists in 2010 and 2012. It is far from an easy draw. But as Thomas Vermaelen says, "It doesn't matter who we drew, it will always be a tough one, especially in the Champions League." Still Lukas Podolski thinks Arsenal certainly have a chance against his old club. And compatriot Per Mertesacker suggests that if Arsenal can keep improving, "Maybe it's a good opportunity for us to face them in February because we will be in our rhythm."
Regardless, the first of the games are nearly two months aways and much more pressing matters are currently at hand. Arsenal head up to Wigan on Saturday to take on a side that is struggling on the injury front right now. The Latics, who are sitting in the relegation zone, will likely be forced to play several players in unfamiliar roles. That said, Wigan have caused us a fair amount of problems over the years. Roberto Martinez's squad beat us at the Emirates last season, and who will forget the 2010 game when we went from 2-0 up to a loss in the final 10 minutes? They also play a tricky 3-4-3 formation that can cause big, big problems - especially if the grab an early lead.
What Arsenal need to do tomorrow is to build on the confidence boost we picked up last weekend. We need focus. And most importantly... we really need to score more goals than the other guys.
Come on you Gunners!
- Kevin Mooney
December 7, 2012
We'll just get this out the way. It was not the best of weeks. A pair of losses - a 2-0 defeat at home to Swansea and a 2-1 loss on the road to Olympiacos put everyone's frustrations and disappointment on full display. Everyone has reflected on the games enough, so it is perhaps best to just put them behind us, move on and consider the realities at hand.
We currently sit 10th in the Premier League. On paper that sounds... just awful. Arsenal in 10th? But the funny thing is, when you look a bit closer something peculiar stands out: Arsenal are five points out third place. Even stranger? Try this. Pick any three of the nine games we hadn't won prior to last weekend and add one goal in our favor to each of those three games. Best case? We sit third. Worst case? We sit sixth... and are undefeated.
Admittedly, it's a rather silly exercise, but it just illustrates again the fine line between success and crisis. Three shots a little to the right or a little to the left and the commentary in the media and blogosphere could be very different. It's not that things don't need to improve, clearly they do.
But what to do about it? The obvious answer is buying in January. But as Arsène Wenger pointed out that something really needs to happen before then. "We have a lot of important games until January," he said. "We'll decide [on targets] in January but at the moment, we have to find solutions before then."
One quick fix looks to be letting players get a bit of rest. The boss admitted that fatigue played a role in the Swansea loss - although he did stress it was only one of the factors. It was, however, a big enough factor for him to send a very different squad to Athens than one might normally have expected considering the situation. And that rest could prove to be a big deal to players like Mikel Arteta, Santi Cazorla and Olivier Giroud.
Mix that in with a bit more focus and consistency and the staff and squad have made the kind of little tweaks that could help to get things back on track.
But there's also one more element: Taking care of business at home. Arsène says "that is where we have to find the solution." That's hugely important because winning is really the only way to win over fans who are less than pleased with the way things are currently going. And that's something the players put only on themselves. "[The fans] have been outstanding so far," Arteta said. "We can't ask them to be behind us if we don't give them back what they deserve. It is up to us." Tomas Rosicky said it very succinctly: "That's the challenge. We did it last year, so why not do it again?"
Pardon the Pollyana here, but indeed, why not? There are six games -- five in the league -- before the year is up. There is no good reason we can't win all of them and find ourselves in a very different position by the time that big ball drops in Times Square.
First up is a big, big game against West Brom on Saturday. The Baggies are five points and five places ahead of us in the table, so it's actually a great game to make a statement. They are a very solid team and have been consistent all season, with few glaring weaknesses. So the question is, can Arsenal get that one goal that can make all the difference? I think they can.
Come on you Gunners!
- Kevin Mooney
November 30, 2012
In football, things don't get any closer than a draw. One shot, a few inches or a little luck could separate those teams and result in one them leaving the pitch with two extra points. And when your team is not a beneficiary of one of those things, it's frustrating.
But in the wake of two draws this week - away to both Aston Villa and Everton - a small, but important fact is being overlooked. Arsenal are currently on a decent unbeaten run - four games in the Premier League and six games overall. Despite that, many in the media and blogosphere are talking screaming "crisis!" and you'd think that Arsenal are languishing near the relegation zone having racked up significantly more losses than league-leading Man United.
Actually, both have three. And we're five points from third.
It's undeniable that draws are generally frustrating. Look at the Villa game. They sat third from bottom. They are near the top of the conceded goals list. Throughout the game they never looked like much of a scoring threat. So when it ended in a scoreless draw it was understandable that Arsenal supporters were a bit wound up - hey the boss was upset too!
After the match Arsène Wenger explained what went wrong. "We controlled them quite well. I think we had room to win the game but we lacked a little bit of accuracy in our final ball." He went on to point out that despite only having one shot on target, Arsenal fired around a dozen shots. But as Kieran Gibbs said, we could have been a bit more ruthless in the final third - a bit more conviction would have put us over the top. So again, the difference between a win and a draw is an incredibly fine line.
Against Everton in the mid-week match, that fine line briefly looked more like a six-lane highway. Theo Walcott, back from injury, scored in the opening minute. But the Toffees bounced back and equalized before the half was over. The game was played at torrid pace and at several points in the second half was end-to-end. Big saves by Wojciech Szczesny and a narrow miss by Olivier Giroud saw the two clubs share the points.
The manager again suggested that some slightly better finishing could have made the difference. "We had a few good chances in the first half where we didn't play the final ball," he said. "In the second half as well, on two or three counter attacks we really could have been a bit more clinical. But I cannot fault the spirit and the effort we put in."
A big part of that spirit has come from Theo. That opening goal was his 10th of the season - one fewer than last year and just three away from his career high. He's leading the team in scoring, but unlike last year, he isn't miles ahead of the other players. Giroud and Lukas Podolski each have seven goals and Gervinho and Santi Cazorla aren't far behind with five and four respectively.
That firepower will be key in the upcoming weeks. Arsenal have some very important games against some surprisingly tough competition. First up is Saturday against Swansea. The Swans sit just one point behind Arsenal and are coming off of a big win over fourth-place West Brom. Arsenal will be without the services of Laurent Koscielny who had to be pulled from the Everton game and is likely to miss at least three weeks with a thigh injury. Bacary Sagna also picked up a knock and is a big doubt for Saturday. But Arsenal could see the long-awaited return of Tomas Rosicky, who made the bench against Everton. Arsène noted that Rosicky has the ability to speed things up on the pitch, so he could be just what the doctor ordered against Swansea.
Swansea have been very possession-oriented in the last few years, but under Michael Laudrup they have added a direct style to their game. So when two teams expect to dominate possession, what gives? Expect another tight game. Perhaps even similar to last year when Arsenal won 1-0 on a scrappy goal by Andrey Arshavin.
Beyond that, Arsenal have a series of games that could arguably be labeled as "must win". A trip to Olympiacos on Tuesday could be the difference between first or second in their Champions League group. Next Saturday's home game pits them against the aforementioned fourth-place Baggies. And then it's a trip to Yorkshire to take on Bradford in the Capital One Cup. These games could end up being season-defining. Hopefully that one shot, bit accuracy or touch of luck will be with us.
Come on you Gunners!
- Kevin Mooney
November 23, 2012
After a week when the head of many a Gooner was hanging low, leave it to our friends up the Seven Sisters Road to help put all of us in a much better mood. The month of November - as it has so often - came in and left us in its wake. The loss at Old Trafford was followed by two disappointing draws - each which saw us drop valuable points after building 2-0 leads.
But then ... Tottenham. Dear old Tottenham! Despite the derby starting ugly courtesy of an Emmanuel Adebayor goal, Arsenal completely turned the game around before the first half was over. Adebayor was sent off for a studs-up tackle on Santi Cazorla, and about five minutes later, Per Mertesacker evened the score with his first-ever Arsenal goal. Lukas Podolski managed to nudge the ball across the line three minutes before the break, and Olivier Giroud doubled the lead in first-half stoppage time.
Sant Cazorla padded the lead at the hour mark with a fantastic strike on a Podolski cross and Arsenal looked to be running away with the match. Gareth Bale had other ideas and brought Spurs back within two goals 19 minutes from time. But Arsenal pulled themselves together and all but killed the game even before Theo Walcott grabbed his ninth of the season in injury time.
Needless to say, Arsène Wenger was thrilled with the performance. One of the key points he discussed in the post-match presser was that victory was in no way assured when Spurs went down to 10 men. Since they had the lead, "they could have dropped back and waited for us," he said. "But we had the quality and movement to play through their lines and create chances."
Theo Walcott praised his team's "ruthless" display and spoke of confidence within the squad. Despite a great deal of talk that the squad was down in the doldrums, Theo insisted that the confidence was always there. Still, he said, "But this was a massive win for us." Mertesacker echoed the notion, and added that coming from behind in this fashion will help the team down the road: "It's very good for the team that we can stick together and cope with different moments... hopefully it will force us to the next level."
So after getting back on track in the Premier League, the next step was to get back on track in Europe. While Arsenal were still very much in a strong position to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League for the 13th straight year, anything but a win against Montpellier would make that progression all the more difficult. Laurent Koscielny came close in the 10th minute, but after that Arsenal's chances were limited throughout the first half. But in the second half, things markedly improved. Jack Wilshere notched his first goal in nearly two years and Lukas Podolski scored off a wonder-volley just after the hour mark as Arsenal cruised to the 2-0 win.
The goal was stunning. Podolski said after the match that it was one of his most special goals ever. And that's coming from a guy who has 44 goals for Germany and 98 in his club career. Although Bacary Sagna said it's something the German does in training all the time. Regardless, it's fantastic to see Poldi grab goals - and he says now that he has finally acclimated to playing two games per week, he's looking forward to scoring a lot more.
Schalke managed to pick up a 1-0 win against Olympiacos keeping them at the top of Group B, but Champions League match being what it is, that result guaranteed Arsenal passage to the next round. We now sit one point behind the German side, which means a win in Athens on December 4th combined with Montpellier getting a result at home against Schalke would see us finish at the top of the group.
Regarding that next game, the boss said "We'll play to win -- to finish top of the group. If you look at some groups, you don't really know if it is better to finish first or second. But statistically it is still better [to finish top]." Arsène went on to say that he believes Arsenal will finish top and that he is convinced that Montpellier will at least get a point in their final match. The draw for the round of 16 takes place on December 20th with the first legs coming in mid-February.
There was also some big news off the pitch. On Friday morning the Club revealed that they had extended the sponsorship deal with Emirates for another five years. With that guaranteed annual cash boom it makes you wonder if there are some big plans for the next two transfer windows.
Looking ahead, Arsenal head up to the Midlands to take on Aston Villa on Saturday. The Villains are having a touch go this season and currently sit 18th in the league. Only the bottom two clubs of Southampton and QPR have conceded more goals this season so if Arsenal can keep up with their recent form, things look quite promising. That said Villa Park is never an easy place to play and they can be a dangerous team with Christian Benteke and Gabriel Agbonlahor up front and Darren Bent available on the bench. Arsenal also have a mid-week League game to look forward to - a tricky match at Goodison Park on Wednesday. With Everton playing very well and holding onto fourth place, that game is certain to be a big challenge. Keep the fingers and toes crossed - this is a big, big week.
Come on you Gunners!
- Kevin Mooney
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Games 32-33
Cancer Awareness Day
Canisius (17-14, 2-2 MAAC) vs. Niagara (4-24, 1-5 MAAC)
Date: Thursday, April 18, 2013
Time: Game One starts at 3 p.m.
Place: Demske Sports Complex – Buffalo, N.Y.
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Twitter: @GoGriffs (athletic department) or @Griffssoftball (softball)
Hashtags: #Griffs #MAACSoftball
- The Canisius College softball team continues its 10-game homestand Thursday afternoon when the Golden Griffins play host to long-time rival Niagara at the Demske Sports Complex.
- The Griffs are 17-14 overall and 2-2 in MAAC play after splitting a doubleheader with Marist at home April 13. Canisius enters the Niagara series having won four of its last five games, dating back to April 6 at Rider.
- This series is worth two points in the annual "Battle of the Bridge" series, an all-sport competition developed to enhance the historic rivalry between the two Western New York schools. Canisius starts Thursday's action with a 16-11 lead in the current standings. With one more point earned, Canisius secures the Canal Cup for the third-straight year.
- Thursday's series with Niagara also marks Canisius' annual "Cancer Awareness" games. Between games, Canisius will be hosting a home run derby where fans can make a donation to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for three swings at the fences.
- Dating back to 2006, Canisius is 41-15 in its last 56 home contests at the Demske, a win percentage of 73.2 percent.
- The Griffs are hitting .307 as a team, which leads the MAAC and ranks 41st in the country.
- Canisius has four players hitting .300 or better (among batters with two plate appearances per game), led by sophomore Robin Kennery with her .356 batting average.
- Kennery is tied for the team lead in hits with freshman Meghan Cuda. Both players have 36 hits on the season. Kennery has five doubles, a triple and a team-high two home runs to her credit while Cuda has 13 extra-base hits, highlighted by her seven triples.
- Cuda ranks first in the nation with her 0.23 triples per game, and he seven three-base hits this year through 31 games are the most for a Griff since Katie Miranto had eight triples during the 2008 campaign.
- As a team, Canisius has hit 50 doubles and 14 triples this year. The Blue and Gold leads the nation with 0.45 triples per game as a team.
- Kennery's 27 RBIs through 31 games leads the way for Canisius. The Griffs start the Niagara series with eight players boasting 10 or more runs batted in this season.
- As a team, the Blue and Gold leads the MAAC and ranks 69th in the nation in scoring average with 5.2 runs per outing.
- Junior pitcher Jen Consaul starts the Niagara series with a 12-7 record to go with a 2.76 ERA and 82 strikeouts in 114.1 innings of work. She has started 16 games for the Blue and Gold in 2013 and she comes into this twinbill with 13 complete-games, which ties her for 18th on the school's single-season complete-games list.
- As a team, Canisius' pitching staff has a 3.89 ERA this year. That ranks third-best in the conference.
- The Purple Eagles are 4-24 overall and 1-5 in MAAC play after losing a single-game to Akron by the score of 4-1 on Tuesday at home.
- Junior Brittany Richberg leads the Niagara offense with her .377 batting average. She has a team-high 29 hits through 28 games.
- Senior catcher Becky Zill is hitting .289 with five doubles, one triple and four homers to go with a team-leading 17 RBIs.
- As a team, Niagara is averaging 2.96 runs per game, which ranks eighth in the MAAC and 258th in the nation. The team is hitting a collective .242 on the year, which ranks last in the conference and 234th nationally.
- Junior pitcher Jennifer Sansano has all four of the team's wins in the circle this season. She also leads the Purple Eagles' pitching staff with her 2.96 ERA and 84 strikeouts in 85 innings of action.
- This doubleheader will mark the 108th and 109th all-time meetings between Canisius and Niagara on the softball field, with the Golden Griffins holding a 86-20-1 lead in the series.
- Canisius has played more game (107) against Niagara than any other softball opponent.
- Last season, Canisius swept the regular-season doubleheader at Niagara. The Griffs come into this series having taken five of the last eight games from the Purple Eagles.
- Canisius assistant coach Al Dirschberger is in his first year on the Golden Griffins' staff after spending 22 years as the head coach for Niagara's softball program. The all-time winningest coach in Niagara softball history, Dirschberger led the Purple Eagles to the 1998 NCAA Tournament after the team won the MAAC Championship.


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Lukasz Fabianski and Abou Diaby will return to the Arsenal squad for the top-of-the-table clash with Chelsea on Monday.
Speaking to TV Online on Wednesday, Arsène Wenger revealed that the pair would have been involved against Stoke last Saturday if that game had not been postponed due to snow.
The extra time has allowed Fabianski to completely recover from the hip injury that kept him out at Manchester United the previous Monday. Diaby has been training for sometime following his ankle problem but he has not figured in the first-team since October 16.
The postponement has also allowed Robin van Persie and Cesc Fabregas to move closer to full match-fitness. However Wenger admitted he will be without Thomas Vermaelen (Achilles), Kieran Gibbs (ankle) and Manuel Almunia (ankle) until the New Year. He believes the Englishman should return at the start of next month, the Belgian towards the end.
"We have everybody back," said Wenger. "We had them in the squad for Stoke - Diaby, Fabregas, Van Persie. Fabianski too.
"They have had one more week to prepare for this game and build up their fitness. That will have helped them of course.
"So overall we miss only Vermaelen, Almunia and Kieran Gibbs now. They will not be back in the short–term - over Christmas - but everybody else is available."
When asked for a time-scale for the Belgian, the manager was understandably wary given the centre back has been absent since August 28.
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November 10, 2012
TURIN, Italy (Reuters) -- Whenever Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat and Chrysler, appears in public, television crews jostle to beam his words around the globe. Amid the push and shove it's easy to miss the tall, curly-headed young man who often looks on from the sidelines.
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The 36-year-old scion of Italy's powerful Agnelli clan became vice chairman of Fiat -- founded and still controlled by his family -- just under a decade ago, and chairman in 2010. For years, his was the saga of a shy, awkward young heir thrust prematurely into corporate leadership by family tragedy. No more.
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The question evokes the famous statement -- "I thought that what was good for America was good for General Motors and vice versa" - by Charles "Engine Charlie" Wilson, then the president of GM, 60 years ago.
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I had the same problem a long while back. come to find out that the lifter was not letting the valve open. I would check the lifter or you might have a bent valve or guide.
|JUST A BACKWORDS THOUGHT,,,, while cleaning the garage today i found a stock 351w cam shaft,,,,,lose some power but it will run smooth, till the roller rockers come in.....
From the appearance of the wear pattern on the push rods and the rocker arms, you should get rid of the push rod alignment plates and use self aligning rocker arms. That is evident by the round push rods holes that are about 1/2" in diameter, which indicates the heads are designed for self aligning rocker arms. Unfortunately, lash caps will not help because they are too large in diameter to fit self aligning rocker arms, therefore you must use 351W Ford long tip valves with self aligning rocker arms. Long slot, self aligning rocker arms that are designed for high lift camshafts are available from specialty auto parts retailers such as Summit or Jegs. In short, you're screwed.
The wear pattern on the push rods indicates they are binding against the alignment plates. Never use two methods of push rod alignment due to alignent problems.The wear pattern on the rocker studs indicates the rocker slot is too short for the amount of valve lift.
|yesterday i removed all the rockers and studs,,,there is wear marks on all but one of the studs,,,i'm looking at some nice roller rockers 1.6 3/8 ,,,if and when i get them, i'll put them in and double check the geomitry is right, and all should be good
|cliff tate
good post 1
i am in favor of not pumping lifters while asembling.Bolt the rockers up then with spark plugs out turn the engin to #1 tdc,you can manually compress the lifter to insure (a) it is off the snap ring( b) it is not at the bottem of travel( c) )ther is no clearance at the valve. then go threw the fireing order check them all.you can use a soft wire to be sure each cyl is tdc.with plugs out easey to turn engine. if lifters are pumped up with a big screwdriver and slow constant presure you can collaps the lifterand make same checks,just harder.pros will chuckel at this methed but it is fool proof.just my thoughts cliff
everybody take a good look at there sbf's. since the late 60's ford has used positive stop rockers in all of there small blocks until 1986 where things slowly started to change. 1 there pedestal mount meaning that they are a positive stop and you tighten them down all the way, and how is the difference made up? when the lifter pumps up! same way as your Chrysler small blocks with the rail rockers.
In 1986 ford started with the efi engines to start changing them over to roller motors, and even then they were still positive stop rockers. its when there are those who try to convert the stock cast iron heads over to a fully adjustable, which there's nothing wrong with, unless its done wrong.
there are those who say that pumping up the lifters is wrong, but I can argue the same point without pumping them up, I guess its your preference. after all we're looking for advice, not a darn lecture of what everyone else is doing wrong. everyone has opinions and advice just like buttholes.
hay thanks guys, i learned a lot from you,,,, i found this that explains alot
i'll let you know, when i get it all figured
one thing,,,,how do i know if the pedistals have been machined down,,,
do you have a stock height, or a machined height that i can measure mine
|cliff tate
this motor came in a boat, i just bought, that was windowed,,,the previose owner blue a piston into 80 pieces,,,the wrist pin went through the cylinder wall,,,,i got a used block and put all the pieces in and on, with new matching piston, wrist pin, con rod, all new bearings,,,
i do know he put $7000.00 into the boat, most into the engine...
i then put all his parts into this newblock,,,# match block,,,
just guessing it was all done right couse he had 500 hours on it, from his rebuild....there are other factors that coused the engine to blow,,,like running with no water and over heated,,,,,,,
where can i find out more about valve train geometry,,,in laymans terms
|Mr. P-Body
The earliest Windsors had the same "adjustable" valve train the 289 and early 302s had. There was an engineering change called "Change L-4". It was mid-69, when all the small blocks got the "positive stop" nut/stud combo and a specific valve stem "height". In the "machine shop", we have a book with the spec in it, as to how tall the valve is in relation to the spring perch. Theorhetically, if you hit that number, torque the nut to 20 lbs. (or is the Ford 15?), and have the "stock" pushrod, the lifter will "self-center". Most V8 engines from the late '50s-on, used this method for hydraulics. Unless the head(s) has been milled significntly in the past, this method is pretty much fool-proof. We use a dial indicator, but there are other tools, "Swifty Gage" being the most popular for a mechanic. Some shops aren't aware, or don't take the time. Any GOOD builder knows all about it.
From looking at the pics, the holes I spoke of are okay (can't tell the year of the head from the pic). The stud bosses LOOK okay, but I can't tell if there's an "angle problem" from a pic.
The assertion that coil bind could cause this is valid. It's rare, but I HAVE seen it. Usually, they pop the tip off the valve at the keeper groove, the valve "drops" and BOOM!
The installed height needs to be measured and the spring checked against it. You can remove the spring without pulling the head using compressed air and a "lever type" valve spring compressor. Having an experienced engine builder on hand to do the measuring may be called for.
|painted jester
Seems like only us old farts Know these little things I guess in this new age even Ford enthusiasts never learned the old ways!
I forgot so much since those times, from the early Chrysler & Ford engines, but I remember the valve trains!!!
|painted jester
|painted jester
Their are non adjustable rockers and adjustments are made with longer or shorter push rods or lash caps!
There are Conversions or some stock that you can adjust like Chevy small blocks, but the valve train geometry has to be right!
We have no Idea what size cam came out and the difference it would make to the geometry! The OP didn't Know what spring bind was so I'm guessing He is a novice, I'm guessing that's why he chose an auto cam instead of marine cam!
His old cam (I'm guessing) was a solid he stated he couldn't compress the lifters even after 2 months, on a hydro lifter they will at least compress between the pushrod pocket and the plunger down off the lock ring!
I worked for Fords for many years and was sponsored by Ford during the 60s during the FX Thunderbolt era, and never met or saw a Ford guy install pumped up lifters!!! unless they were the used ones going back on the old cam! And to say they can't be adjusted dry is a wrong statement And lifters will not make up the difference when pumped up that's why Ford checked valve train geometry by the compression method and had lash caps and push rods in our parts room to make the alterations, some engines could have longer push rods on just 1 or 2 cylinders. Right from the Factory! That was one of the reasons you put push rods back in the exact order you removed them from and the same with lifters, and with lash caps! If the OP just threw his parts together and didnt set them out in order he may have trouble and now the push rods are bent so you cant compare lengths!!!!
On a dual grind cam if that's what the old one was the last blue printer may have had different length push rods on the exhaust then the intakes!!!!! The other thing to consider if he went to a bigger cam is valve to piston clearance especially at 5500 RPM all day long on a close tolerance engine! If that engine was blue printed for the last cam there may not be clearance for a bigger lift? You cant just stab any cam in a custom blue printed engine ,If thats what he has?
|rocker pics
yes i found wear marks on the studs, from the rockers,
silly question , but can i die grinder the rockers in to long slots, couse these rockers are new and unreturnable, and i don't need them sitting around here...
i did not buy them,,,they came with the motor
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Priority: Major
Resolution: Fixed
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Component/s: {Unused} Rendering 2.0
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In certain cases some styles will be lost in HTML to Syntax 2.0 conversion
This content
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Converts to:
(% lang="fr-FR" %)**Hello**(%%) (% lang="fr-FR" %)**Hello**(%%) (% style="color: #ff0000" %)**Hello**
The first 2 lines don't keep the color style while the last one does.
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XWIKI-3234 Error while parsing nested  elements with styles
It has nothing to do with color, pretty sure the parser simply does not take into account font element or something.
According to http://validator.w3.org font is not valid xhtml element.
Let's forget the font element for now as I think we have a pretreatment in the office import module.
But look at the second line
Hello
Only the "lang" param stays in the end: (% lang="fr-FR" %)*Hello*(%%)
This does not sound normal to me.
Here is the exact content that I managed to get out of the office importer module:

This is a test with red in two different ways.

This does not sound normal to me.
I never said it was normal, i would have closed this issue. I only commented the font part.
Done. Note that i did not do anything for font element.
This seems to still fail in this example:
test
Result is:
(% style="font-size:1.0em;" lang="fr-FR" %)test
Seems like only the first two levels are used here
No it's because there is two style attribute to merge, i will take care of this.


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The New Meetings Mentoring Teams consist of teams of two experienced Friends who will work with a new worship group and meeting to nurture them as they take root. Applications for Mentoring Teams members are currently being accepted. To express an interest, please contact us at [email protected]
Why do you think developing a system and a program for new meetings will help people have a better Quaker experience?
We've learned over time that many Friends have independently explored and carried out this work in a variety of ways. Some of these efforts have been very successful and some less so. People from other religious traditions have also left a record of rich experience on how to nurture new worship, study, and meditation groups. It makes sense that we document and share these experiences so that people anchoring new worship groups don't have to spend time trying to envision and replicate what's already been learned. Through the assistance of this program energy can be spent on creating a rich community experience rather than on independently developing programs, activities, and logistics that may or may not be effective.
Who has the authority to form a local meeting or worship group?
The first Quaker faith and practice communities were formed by church dissidents who broke away from the traditional established church. Quakers have a long tradition of being local, decentralized faith communities that are self-governing. The decision to form, just like the decision to affiliate with larger regional and national Quaker servant organizations, is a local decision. With that said, Quakers have long encouraged new worship groups to form under the care of existing meetings and yearly meetings so there is access to experienced Friends who can provide affirmation and accountability for the new community. FGC will work with yearly meetings to continue this tradition of providing care to new local communities of faith and practice. While forming a meeting is a local decision, FGC will encourage newly forming worship groups to adhere to certain standards in order to participate in this program and receive the many benefits that come with participation.
Is FGC proposing to teach one way of practicing Quakerism? Will your materials try to replace yearly meeting books of faith and practice?
Our purpose is to help make best practices readily available for newly forming worship communities. We fully expect that each forming community will rely on the published faith and practice that is appropriate to their region or to the type of Quaker practice around which they are forming.
How will you learn what works and what doesn't work?
First, we have learned and will continue to learn as much as possible from Friends who have already carried out this work. This will include learning from present Friends who have recently established worship groups as well as from past efforts. Lastly, we have set up opportunities for newly forming communities to be in consultation with each other and FGC so we can continue to learn what works.
Will FGC nurture the formation of pastoral churches in addition to unprogrammed and semi-programmed meetings through this program?
We have a number of pastoral meetings and churches affiliated or in relationship with FGC and we have worked with pastored meetings for Quaker Quest. We will explore this possibility as the program develops.
How will working with new meetings help existing meetings?
We know from the 2012 FGC futures survey that individuals in existing meetings want more resources to help with outreach and the integration of newcomers—including in some instances how to form worship groups or satellite meetings. We also know that assembling resources to nurture new worship groups will assist existing meetings by allowing them to apply these resources and new learnings in their own communities.
Why does FGC believe there is a need for supporting new meetings?
For some time, individuals associated with FGC have discussed the fact that monthly meetings, yearly meetings, and FGC are being approached with some frequency to nurture the formation of new worship groups and meetings. Yet, beyond the quality work of the Committee for Nurturing Ministries (CNM) to produce a document about supporting new worship groups, FGC lacked the resources to provide systematic assistance. We also knew from research, from statistics on our website, and from the results of the Beliefnet.com questionnaire that there is a tremendous interest by seekers in the Quaker way. Given all of this, we have come to believe that well supported new meetings would likely flourish and be of service to people on their spiritual journeys.
Why is FGC putting resources into assisting with new meetings and worship groups when there is so much to be done with existing meetings and worship groups?
FGC, through the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and the support of many, many donors, is already deeply committed to assisting existing meetings through numerous programs and projects such as the Traveling Ministries program, the Ministry on Racism program, Youth Ministries work, publications, QuakerBooks of FGC, workshops at the Gathering, numerous consultations on a variety of topics, etc. While there is more to be done with existing meetings, it became clear that helping Friends nurture new meetings is an important task that could potentially help thousands of Friends and seekers, including existing meetings for reasons named above.


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Luke 18:1-8 (NIV) "Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. He said: "In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. And there was a widow in that town that kept coming to him with the plea, 'Grant me justice against my adversary…."
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The purpose of Prayer Works Café was born out of the passion to pray. I grew up praying and therefore my life is built on the foundation of prayer. Prayer is a heart communication between man and God.
This is a vital part of a believer's development. Talking to God can be compared to a conversation with man. The enemy has created several lies around who can and should pray.
The difference between praying to God is that you can be totally candid and through the Holy Spirit over a period of time the conversation will be developed from perhaps one word to several words.
Another dimension can be from words to praying scriptures. Meaning, the Holy Spirit helps with building a spiritual or a supernatural vocabulary. He teaches on what to pray, how to pray and develop a sensitivity around when to pray.
Listening is a key component of praying. Like any conversation there is a messenger and the recipient; this role is interchangeable for the duration of the conversation.
The same is with prayer. We pray and we should be listening to hear what God has to say.
Who should pray?
Hebrews 4:16 (KJV) "Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need."
The only condition in this command is to "…come boldly…" Therefore anyone and everyone should pray. God is very much interested in our prayers. Sometimes He answers immediately and at other times there is a waiting process.
Following the format of the Lord's Prayer works greatly. Matthew 6:13-19
- Acknowledge The Lord (Call Him by name, He is our Father)
- Praise His Name (Offer Praises to God)
- Pray for his will to happen
- Ask for what you need, be specific
- Ask for his leading
- Pray for his deliverance
- End with more praise
When to pray
1 Thessalonians 5:17 "Pray without ceasing."
This is a command which means pray always. Therefore we are to be praying every time, everywhere, and anytime. Pray constantly! It's limitless!
It is important for us to develop a healthy habit to communicate with God on a consistent basis. Prayer is a tool which is used in warfare against the devil.
No prayer and the believer die spiritually, more prayer and the believer steps into a deeper depth, and higher heights with God.
Through prayer a covenant relationship is created with God and man. "A prayer-less Believer is a powerless Believer."
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- God Honors Consistent Prayer (prayerworkscafe.org)
- I Insist That You Persist! (hispresentgrace.wordpress.com)
- The Most Joyful Day in my Life (prayerworkscafe.org)
- 15 Tips To Help Your Prayer Life (marysaggies.blogspot.com)
- How Should I Pray? (underthecoverofprayer.wordpress.com)
- A friend prayed without ceasing – 40 years later she learned of miracles (possesshispromises.com)
- prayer request and breavement Terry goopiegirl2/9-17-12 (prayerboardjesusmyjoy.wordpress.com)
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- How Can Apostle Paul Pray for Us? (underthecoverofprayer.wordpress.com)


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Ported timing advance is an emissions device.
If you are not emissions testing your engine then use manifold vacuum.
For the original poster - based on the question in your 2nd post, I don't think you understand how ported vs. manifold vacuum works. Switching from one to the other should not require a change in static timing, and you should not need to adjust it to avoid pinging.
At idle
-- Ported - you will only have static timing (e.g. 10 degrees BTDC)
-- Manifold - you will have static timing, plug whatever you distributor vacuum advance adds (e.g. 12 degrees more, for a total of 22). In most cases you just have to adjust the idle speed to compensate for the additional advance at idle.
Light acceleration (medium/high vacuum) - both cases will usually have equal advance, since the port is uncovered and now it is providing vacuum to the vacuum advance. At this point your mechanical advance also kicks in since it is based on RPM. If you get pinging its probably because your vacuum advance (or mechanical advance) is adding too much.
Cruise (high vacuum) - both equal; you will have total advance that equals static, plus vacuum, plus mechanical based on RPM. The additional vacuum advance is what helps gas mileage at cruise, as long as it does not go so far that it causes pinging.
Full throttle (low vacuum) - both equal, static plus mechanical only, since vacuum is so low that there is no vacuum advance.
The difference between ported and manifold is timing when there is or not vacuum advance. The ported sources from just above the throttle plates when they are nearly closed at idle, so the port doesn't see manifold vacuum until the throttle is opened enough to expose the port to the manifold vacuum.
The manifold vacuum port goes directly to a locating under the throttle blades so it sees manifold vacuum all of the time.
Choosing which port to use is a function of the cam timing, idle speed control, and idle emissions requirements. For a mild cam that doesn't need to pass emissions using full time vacuum advance will let you have sufficient idle speed with less throttle opening and idle fuel flow, but this tends to run idle NOx emissions up.
If this engine uses the timed port, the idle speed will naturally want to be lower and will have to be adjusted up to proper speed with more fuel and air delivered by the carb. This often results in run-on when the engine is shut off, tends to increase unburnt HC emissions but reduces NOx, often develops a stumble or jerk at the transition point.
Once the timed port is exposed to the manifold vacuum by the throttle blade opening, either it or the full time source will work the same at the vacuum diaphragm.
For a wild cam which port is moot as the throttle blade is typically open at idle beyond the position of the timed port so it and the full time port will behave the same unless the throttle blade is drilled to supply idle air in which case the sources go back to operating as they would with a mild cam.
In large measure which to use will be that which makes you and the engine happiest.
Ported vs. Manifold vacuum
With manifold vacuum you have vacuum from idle until almost wot and you don't have any vacuum at idle with ported vacuum. It will depend on your setup whether you need vacuum at idle. Do you have vacuum advance on your distributor? What is the duration of the camshaft? If it's a big duration cam with alot overlap where you have low engine vacuum and have power disc brakes you would probably use ported vacuum. Where is your initial timing set now? Set it around 16* and you should have a fitting that screws into the intake behind the left side of the carburetor. Another place would be on the throttle plate of the carburetor.
|So do I need to retard my timing before I hook up manifold advance so it doesnt ping. Also where is that port located
You just have to try both and see which you like. I run full manifold vacuum for better idle quality and it seems to help with drivability, especially when cold.
Just sitting at the factory 10 degrees BTDC (Ford 302) then bumping the timing up and up, it's amazing how much smooother my engine runs with more timing.
Ported vs. Manifold vacuum
Well I have a 355sbc with a pretty mild cam (536 lift). Would I benefit from running manifold vacuum or should i stay with ported vacuum. I heard vehicle will run rough with manifold vacuum but Idk. If anybody knows let me know. Thank you.
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Alice Bower's hearty Greek-Style Supper is an all-in-one meal that's sure to become a favorite. The Roanoke, Illinois coook adds a pinch of cinnamon to make the dish shine, and feta cheese offers just the right flavor. Better still, there's minimal prep work and clean up should be just as easy! With 6 grams of fiber per serving, it'll fill you up on a busy night.
Recommended: Grandma's Best Suppers
- 1/2 pound ground beef
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) beef broth
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1-1/2 cups uncooked penne pasta
- 1-1/2 cups frozen cut green beans, thawed
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
- In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, bring broth and tomatoes to a boil; add pasta. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until pasta is tender, stirring occasionally.
- Drain beef mixture; add to pasta. Stir in the beans, tomato paste, oregano, garlic powder and cinnamon; heat through. Sprinkle with feta cheese. Yield: 4 servings.
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"This is delicious - and very quick to make!! the cinnamon adds a wonderful, surprising touch!"
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"Really like the flavor combination--the feta and cinnamon are great!"
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Search Engine Marketing and Web Analytics Are Made for Each Other
This is a follow up piece to "Web Analytics Strategy – Part 1: Making the Most of your Web Analytics" and "Web Analytics Strategy – Part 2: Analyze Your Results"
Once you have met with your stakeholders and decided on goals (see part 1). And once you have created a review schedule to measure those goals (see part 2). A common first place many people start is to understand how well their website is performing in search. Keyword ranking is where most people start, but as they come to understand how organic search works and what the factors involved are, many of them start looking at a wider range of metrics. Reporting becomes more complex and critical for success.
Search engine optimization (SEO) and pay-per-click (PPC) are two of the best examples of how to use Web analytics to improve your website's and your business's performance. Search engine marketing (SEM) and Web analytics are made for each other. Once you understand how search marketing metrics work, you will have insight into almost every key measurement aspect of any online marketing program.
Organic and Paid Search – A Brief Overview
Just in case anyone doesn't know this already, here is the basics of search engine marketing. There are two types of visitors from search engines–organic and paid. Paid search listings (PPC) are ads, or "sponsored results" that you see in search results. Organic listings are the "regular" results that the particular search engine deems most relevant for the search query. For both, how closely you rank to the top of the first page of results for any given phrase will greatly impact how much traffic you get. While both types of listings show up very close to one another, they generate different types of visitors and require different metrics to understand their effectiveness. (For more about SEM basics, see our SEM resources section)
Why You Absolutely Need a Web Analytics Strategy for Search Engine Marketing
Basic Metrics
Any website owner needs to know how many visitors it is getting and where those visitors are coming from. The basic metrics here are almost universal. You need to know:
- How many visitors you got from search and if that number is increasing
- What the bounce rate is of those visitors
- How long visitors are spending on your site
- What the most popular keyword phrases are
- What the most common entry pages are
- What the most common exit pages are
These are some of the basic visitor metrics you need for any marketing program. Without this information, you can have almost no idea if your search engine marketing initiative is producing results.
Beyond the Basics: Segmentation
Both organic and paid search have a lot of opportunity for visitor segmentation. This is something that many people don't take time to work through and is one area where having a professional marketing analyst review your metrics can really help.
In organic search, the primary segmentation is normally between branded and non-branded search. Branded search is loosely defined as any keyword phrase that includes your company name or a specific product name. These searches indicate that the visitor already knows who you are and is looking specifically for you. Branded search can provide a good benchmark for overall search performance since performance here is normally stronger. Non-branded search is also known as "topical search", meaning the visitor found you by way of a topic they were looking up. Because this visitor may not be familiar with your company or products, "performance" here is normally lower but these visitors are also critical to your growth. Segmenting out the topics into distinct groups provides an additional layer of insight into your search analytics and performance by group can vary widely. This segment provides great insight into what your next marketing & content development initiatives should be. Again, a marketing analyst can provide great value here in helping to find the differences in performance and where opportunity exists.
In paid search, the segments can be predefined by how the program is structured. If you have integrated your paid search program and analytics (for instance with Google Analytics and Adwords), then you will be able to see the performance of each segment as the performance of various parts of your program. In reviewing this, the performance may vary widely. All this variation gives you rich insight into the needs and experiences of the visitors following those paths and what you can do to make the experience more successful.
Beyond the Basics: Goals and Conversions
"Goals and conversions" should be included in the basic metrics for every marketing campaign. Determining how many people become a lead or customer as a result of a marketing program is critical to knowing if your they are successful. However, I did not put "goals and conversions" in the basics group for two reasons:
- It's surprising how many organizations do not have clearly defined goals and conversion points identified in their websites, and if they do,
- Many times the Web analytics platform is not configured correctly to capture this information.
Understanding your conversion paths and setting up your Web analytics platform to capture the important information about your visitors as they travel your conversion paths is a key benefit of using an analytics specialist. When goals and segments are defined and combined, you can find a wealth of information about how to make your website more valuable and profitable. It is absolutely worth your time and effort to properly implement goal & conversion tracking.
Additionally, for paid search, knowing the conversion rate of any given program is essential to determining ROI and cost per conversion (lead or sale). Other metrics unique to paid search, such as Cost Per Click (CPC), are useful mostly for campaign optimization, not bottom line business reporting of success.
Summary: Web Analytics & SEM
Web analytics for your search engine marketing programs can give you more insight into what the visitors to your website are looking for and how they think about you and your products. Having a well configured Web analytics package in place to capture the visitor data from search is critical to determining if your search engine marketing program is working. Whether you are looking at basic metrics such as traffic trends, or digging into several layers of segmentation, it is the analytics package you have supporting that program that will make all the difference. Working with a Web analytics specialist can also help to make sure your metrics are accurate and actionable.
In conjunction with our recently expanded Web analytics services, we're putting together this series of posts with our Web analytics expert to shed some light on Web analytics best practices and how your organization can leverage analytics to improve business. Amplify Interactive is now providing full service Web Analytics strategy, implementation, support and reporting services across multiple platforms. Contact us if you'd like to discuss taking a more comprehensive, pro-active, and substantive approach to Web Analytics.


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I have a little more work to do on this, but overall this has been a satisfying process (eventhough frustrating at times).
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Setting: In Clatsop County, Cannon Beach enjoys peaceful isolation, lying 79 miles northwest of Portland and 9 miles south of Seaside.
Attractions: Haystack Rock anchors a glorious 3 1⁄2-mile-long beach. Surrounding pine-covered hills serve as a playground for outdoor-activity lovers. The quaint, compact village offers art galleries, restaurants, and boutiques. Winter and summer temperatures average 44 and 60, respectively. An average 90 inches of rain each year contributes to lush greenery.
Drawbacks: Real-estate prices have skyrocketed in the past few years. Except for privately owned mom-and-pop shops, hotel and restaurant jobs constitute most of the town's employment. Low-lying parts of town sit in a tsunami zone. Winter storms can be intense.
Housing Options: Geologic restraints to new development, coupled with residents' reluctance to sell existing homes, result in a tight housing market. Cottages along the "presidential streets" sit in close proximity to both the beach and shops. Beachfront Tolovana Park homes, south of downtown, enjoy more solitude and space. Luxury residences perched on Chapman Point command, appropriately, million-dollar views.
What It Costs: "$330,000 will get you a basic, 1,600-square-foot inland home with no view," says broker Duane Johnson. "Small cottages near the beach could go for $500,000; for a home, several hundred thousand more." For anything oceanfront or with water views, expect to pay at least $1 million. Developed low-income homes average $225,000.
Your Next-door Neighbors: A gallery owner, a hotel clerk, any one of several past mayors, retirees, weekend vacationers, professionals from Portland, a wine shop owner, a fireman.
How You'd Spend Your Free Time: Strolling the beach, poking around tide pools, taking a cooking class, volunteering at the Haystack Rock Awareness Program, dodging summer tourists, hiking alongside heart-soaring vistas in Ecola State Park, surfing at Indian Beach, people-watching from the deck at Driftwood Inn, participating in productions at the Coaster Theatre Playhouse.
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