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Release Date: 1/13/2012
Wynne, Arkansas is, according to many people, a friendly place. In fact, its citizens proudly refer to their town as "the city with a smile." So maybe it was only natural for Wynne native Amanda Rushing to feel an immediate connection with Ozarks when she arrived on campus for her first visit.
Being viewed as "friendly" is usually a nice thing. As Amanda began researching colleges and universities, of course she wanted to find a place where she'd feel welcomed. But she wasn't choosing a university just because it was "friendly" - she was looking for three specific things. Amanda wanted a university where she would feel comfortable, that would challenge her academically, and that she and her family would be able to afford.
Amanda's journey to Ozarks began with a simple campus visit. Now she considers the decision to enroll to be one of the best one's she's ever made.
Because she had been selected as an Arkansas Governor's scholar, Amanda knew that academically, she probably qualified to attend any college or university in the state. However, she had head about University of the Ozarks from a friend, who described the university with words like "friendly," "family," and "welcoming" - it sounded much like Amanda's hometown of Wynne. So Amanda decided that she would begin her college search with a visit to Ozarks. During her visit, she listened carefully to the tour guide, talked with a professor, and asked lots of questions. In the end, she said the decision was an easy one. "Ozarks was my first and only choice," she said. "Once I visited Ozarks, no other candle could hold a flame to it for me. It was the only school I applied to."
And now, as she prepares for her second semester, Amanda is convinced that choosing Ozarks was one of the best decisions she has ever made. As it turned out, Ozarks is everything she was looking for. "Everyone is so friendly and close that it feels like home," she says. "That's good, considering that home is three hours away. The campus is beautiful, the people great, and the classes are challenging enough to keep me interested and engaged."
Friendly and academically challenging - those were two of Amanda's selection criteria. But there was a third factor that was very important in her selection process…could she afford the school she had selected? "From the moment when I first toured Ozarks," Amanda said, "they told me that based on my academics I could definitely get half of my tuition covered - probably more if I competed for the Hurie Scholarship." And when her financial aid package was complete, Amanda said she was astounded to learn just how much scholarship aid Ozarks was able to offer her. "It was amazing to look at that price tag and to already see deductions coming off of it before I'd even applied," she said.
The university offers scholarship aid at a number of levels, ranging from $500 up to the full cost of tuition. According to Jana Hart, Ozarks Dean of Financial Aid, it isn't unusual for a student and his or her parents to look at the overall cost of an institution and mark that school off their list. However, she emphasized that students who follow Amanda's approach are often surprised when they learn just how much aid they can receive. She encourages students to visit the institutions they like - even if the price makes it seem out of reach - and learn as much as they can about the financial aid options each school offers.
As a Governor's Scholar, Amanda would receive scholarship money from the state to pay some of her college expenses. But she was relieved to learn that Ozarks was willing to invest in her success too. In addition to her Governor's Scholarship, Amanda qualified for the Ozarks Academic Distinction Scholarship, which covers all her remaining college costs. "The scholarships, to me, were a relief," she says. "With them I knew that my parents weren't going to be paying for my school. I don't like for my parents to have to pay for my things so this was really welcome. The only money I do have to pay can easily be covered by my college savings account. I know my parents feel proud of me for receiving the [scholarships]."
The upcoming semester promises to give Amanda exactly the kind of academic challenge she was looking for when she began her college search. As a Spanish major, she has enrolled in Intensive Intermediate Spanish, a course which will build on her current knowledge of Spanish grammar and vocabulary. And since she also wants to teach, she plans to take Theories of Human Learning, which will give her the chance to explore different theoretical approaches to teaching and learning.
Amanda will also spend her spring break on an 11-day excursion in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria and Germany with fellow classmates in the Castles and Cultures of the Danube course. "I'm very excited to take part in the upcoming trip," Amanda said. "I've looked over the preliminary itinerary for the trip and each stop has something that I'm looking forward too." As a self-described HUGE Disney fan, she said she is really excited about getting to see Neuschwanstein Castle, the structure that inspired the Sleeping Beauty Castle at the Disneyland Resort. But Amanda believes trips like those arranged through her classes at Ozarks give students much more than just an opportunity to see historic landmarks. "The most memorable moments often come from getting to know your trip-mates, meeting the locals, looking at everything, and discovering those hidden gems that the travel guides often miss," she said. "I'm looking forward to seeing how this trip unfolds, and seeing what memories will be made."
While Amanda still has three years as an undergraduate, she is already excited by where her college journey has taken her, and is thinking ahead to where her degree will lead. "After I graduate from Ozarks I hope to get certified to teach high school Spanish and then to teach for a few years," she says. "After that, I would like to get my masters and continue teaching." She is using her experience at Ozarks to make her own travel guide for the future. And just maybe, as her journey unfolded, Amanda realized that she has found a fourth, and unexpected, thing in Ozarks - that hidden gem she didn't even realize she was looking for.


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Voted Wgone but Dinermans piece is phat.
Voted Wgone but Dinermans piece is phat.
hey who won the DARE battle judged by does?
Bas Gmv,color scheme,letter structure,style,it's all there bro,good job,one of the best entries I've seen from you overall. Saveme,cool walrus ,but you shoulda put shades on him or something?? I dunno,those eyes take away from it,the rest of him is very nice. Joezilla ,especially lovin that "S",fn sweet dude,color scheme blew it for me though.Shoulda added a sick highlight/gel,possibly a white,lime green or light blue gelly roll woulda blown that out imo.
I went with WGONE on this one...I feel like his style is more solid that any one else in the battle...but that LILSPIN one is on point...I feel like he would've won if he entered
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Thanks Luster, it's appreciated. I'm kind of happy with the overall direction of my entry as well. It's been a while since I've seen you here, though, hasn't it?
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I'm trying to teach my Spanish-speaking students English sounds that are new to them: sh, th, v, z, etc. I tell them how to position their teeth, I've explained they should make the z's and v's "buzz", and I've shown them how I pronounce the sh phoneme. They don't seem to be able to reproduce the sounds.
I've searched this forum with the keywords "pronunciation teaching methods" and found very little.
I've heard that listening to native speakers is a good way for them to learn the new English phonemes. But if they have no English-speaking friends, is it enough for them to listen to the radio and TV? Should I burn them CDs of myself reciting paragraphs containing the target phonemes?
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4th, here is the only picture you need!! now you need about 15,000 rounds of .223 to break it in!!:ar15::ar15::D:D
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4th, here is the only picture you need!! now you need about 15,000 rounds of .223 to break it in!!:ar15::ar15::D:D
What the hell is that red thing on the front? Do I have too keep that on there when I shoot it?
Save the instruction book please. I have not fired one of those in 40 years.
I spilled beer on the NFA form. Oh God I did not want too put you guys through more work so I went with it anyway.
They should have magnifying equipment at there HQ. It is a little blurry but they should still be able able to read it.
I sent them a check for $225. You know like a little kicker for a tip.
"Take the $25 and take your old lady to Mickey Ds. Or use the bucks for a case of beer."
This has worked before. So well see if it kicks the wait time up a notch.
$25.00 , thats a lot of money to give to a govt employee!! you should have given them $5.00!!
that reminds me of the time I was coming back from nigeria, next to me was a guy that smelled like 200 poiunds of rotting goat meat, with breath that would knock a vulture off a carcass. he was figeting in his seat and kept geting up and was really annoring for the 8 hour flight to amsterdam. next day I got on the plane to go to NY and this guy was sitting right across the aisle from me again. he was a royal pita the entire flight. after clearing immigration I was getting my bags and this turd shows up next to me at the baggage carrousel. there was a big line at customs and he asked me if there was a faster way through. I told him to put $2.00 in his passport and push his way to the front of the line and give the passport with the $2.00 in it to the customs guy and tell him to let him pass. I said all of them were corrupt, just like in nigeria and to not take any shit from the guy.
So he pushes his way up and gives the custom guy his passport and starts making like he is to busy for all this bs. the customs guy picks up his phone and a couple minutes later 4 agents were dragging this guy off!!! he got his "special" treatment!!
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Juniors Connor Panas and Rohn Pierce have been voted to the Capital One Academic All-District First Team. The Capital One Academic All-District Teams are voted on by members of CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America).
In 39 games, Panas is hitting .321 with 12 doubles, 31 RBI, 20 walks and eight stolen bases. The Toronto, Ontario native is tied for the team lead with 15 multi-hit games along with a .385 batting average in conference play. Panas earned MAAC Player of the Week honors earlier this season and also hit a walk-off, two-run homer in the home opener against Buffalo on March 19.
At the start of the week, Pierce is one of seven players in the country with eight victories, at least 80 innings pitched and an ERA of 2.30 or better. The only pitcher in the conference to be named the MAAC Pitcher of the Week twice this season, Pierce has gone at least six innings in all 11 starts and has not walked more than two batters in any start in the 2014 season. In the season opener, Pierce outdueled All-American Carlos Rodon by throwing seven shutout innings as the Griffs defeated No. 5 North Carolina State, 3-0.
Pierce is one of two pitchers and Panas is one of four outfielders in District 1 to be named to the First Team. They now advance to the national ballot for Capital One Academic All-America voting. The Canisius baseball program has had four Academic All-Americans in the last four years – Drew Pettit in 2011 and 2012, Sean Jamieson in 2011 and Ian Choy in 2010.
Canisius (28-14, 11-4 MAAC), riding a six-game winning streak, returns to the field for a three-game series at second-place Quinnipiac University. First pitch for Saturday's doubleheader is set for noon.


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Ok I seem to be starting these off every now and then. Maybe we should sticky a few of the topics up toop so we have good reference stuff.
Well I am pretty positive the gloves are Leather, most likely a swade Leather. The problem is I just do not think we are going to find them on the shealf or is a dyeable manor. So I am going to start thinking about learning to sew Leather gloves for Zam.


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Anxiety & Kids
There isn't a day that goes by that I don't find myself talking to a patient or a parent about anxiety. I see patients as young as 4 years old who are anxious about sleep, school or after school activities. I also see plenty of high school students with the same concerns. It doesn't seem to be getting any better either, as I think more and more of my patients visits are often related to stress and anxiety rather than to strep throat or an ear infection.
This begs two questions: How did stress and anxiety become so prevalent and how do we change it?
If I knew the answers to that I could write a best seller!! But I do think I have some ideas. Some of the stress and anxiety that our children feel at an early age may have some roots in genetics. Anxiety seems to have a genetic predisposition but is it all inborn? Can you change some of a child's early reactions to situations by the way a parent reacts? I think that the answer is yes.
Very young children pick up on parental cues. For example, I had a young mother who recently came in and was worried because her 14 month old son was being pushed in play group and he would sometimes even fall down. She was tearful while she was talking about this and at the same time she was guarding his every move in the exam room. No falling in here!
I asked if the other mother's were appropriately talking to their toddlers who had done the pushing and she said they had, but it was just too much to bear. She was not going to go to play group (they might not invite her back) if he was going to get pushed. I could feel her anxiety flowing to her newly walking son.
Another patient recently brought her child in due to recurrent stomach aches. After getting a good history and talking about the tummy aches with the child directly, it seemed as if they might be due to stress and anxiety. The mother then began to talk about her own stomach aches and how debilitating they were for her and all of the tests that she thought should be run. This conversation was in a bit too much detail for an 8 year old to hear. After a minute or so the little boy said, I think my tummy aches feel better when I talk about them to my feelings doctor. Hmmm....wish the Mom would have let me know that bit of information earlier. Mother's anxiety being passed to child?
So.... when appropriate try to down play the falls or tummy aches of child hood. Lot's of reassurance that it will be okay, or let me kiss it and make it better often works wonders.


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RUSK, Texas — State park officials have indefinitely suspended all train operations at the Texas State Railroad State Park, following a flood which washed out a section of the train tracks.
At approximately 9:15 a.m. on July 8, a heavy rainstorm hit Cherokee County, dropping about 7.25 inches of rain over a two hour period. Numerous areas flooded and the Texas State Railroad track between Maydelle and Rusk sustained serious damage. The worst location is a wash out of the embankment supporting the track near County Road 2108. This location lost an area of embankment approximately 60 feet long and 30 feet tall. As a result, all train operations have been suspended until the damage can be repaired. An assessment of options for repair is ongoing.
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This report is based on the activities of the Digital Communities program, a network of public- and private-sector IT professionals who are working to improve local governments' delivery of public service through the use of digital technology. The program — a partnership between Government Technology and e.Republic's Center for Digital Government — consists of task forces that meet online and in person to exchange information on important issues local government IT professionals face.
More than 1,000 government and industry members participate in Digital Communities task forces focused on digital infrastructure, law enforcement and big city/county leadership. The Digital Communities program also conducts the annual Digital Cities and Digital Counties surveys, which track technology trends and identify and promote best practices in local government.
Digital Communities quarterly reports appear in Government Technology magazine in March, June, September and December.
Open data may be cool, as some tech publications put it, but is it useful, sustainable, cost effective? After all, with an Internet full of data and information, how many people really are interested in machine-readable data sets of city or county expenditures, or the locations of public toilets, boat ramps or building footprints?
Most Americans first heard of open data a few years ago when President Barack Obama put stimulus finances online to avoid some of the problems that arise when tax money starts gushing into government programs opposed by political opponents — and thus subject to intense scrutiny, spin and the making of political hay.
About that time, Vivek Kundra — then-CTO of Washington, D.C. — decided to democratize district data, saying — in a Government Technology article — that he did it for several reasons: "No. 1 was to drive transparency; No. 2 was to engage citizens; No. 3 was to ensure that we were lowering the cost of government operations." Kundra put hundreds of data sets onto the city's website so the general public could easily access real-time feeds — in XML and other formats — of everything governmental. The district also sponsored the Apps for Democracy contest, which gave prizes to contestants who integrated the data feeds into useful apps. New York City and other cities followed suit, and open data seemed like a big deal.
Kundra took open data with him when he moved from the district in 2009 to become the federal government's first CIO, and Aneesh Chopra — Virginia's secretary of technology and another enthusiastic government transparency advocate — was named federal CTO.
But developments begin to cast doubt on open data's sustainability. While Kundra launched the federal government open data site Data.gov, his successor in the District of Columbia announced that Apps for Democracy may be "more cool than useful" to citizens of the district, and so the program would be allowed to drop off the twig.
And even though the federal government's Data.gov expanded to include more data sets, the lights dimmed in 2011, when funding for the program was slashed by 75 percent. So it evidently wasn't high enough on the priority list to weather the nation's budget crisis. Of course, teachers, police officers and many others across the country suffered a similar fate, so the jury is still out on what really matters. And while they left a legacy of transparency and IT innovation, both Chopra and Kundra moved on to other things.
According to Data.gov — which may be a bit outdated now after its funding was cut — 31 states and 15 cities maintain open data sites. Are they still "engaging citizens, driving transparency and ensuring we are lowering the cost of government operations" or are they doomed to fade into the sunset like so many other cool ideas?
We pick up the story there, as the U.S. emerges from the recession, and the baton passes from Kundra and Chopra to local governments infused with an enthusiasm for transparency, open government and open data.
Trust and Transparency
In a cynical age, in a highly polarized political climate, under the duress of a recession, trust in government has fallen to historic lows. Recently, according to The New York Times, trust in the federal government dropped to single digits. Public trust in state and local government is a bit better, according to a Gallup poll, but in such a climate, reports of government secrecy and abuse of power strike an ugly chord that can resonate broadly.
In 2010, for example, it was discovered that the city of Bell, Calif. — a Los Angeles suburb with about 40,000 residents — paid a $1.5 million annual compensation package to its city manager and enormous salaries for several other officials. Angry residents besieged City Hall. Staff members were recalled and indicted, and California now requires all city and county governments to report employee salaries, which are then posted on the Internet.
Contracts — in which taxpayer funds are used to purchase goods and services — have been another contentious issue that begs for transparency. According to an OMB Watch report last year, states are leading in that regard, while an audit of 10 federal agencies showed that none disclosed the terms of contracts. On the other hand, local jurisdictions like Frederick, Md.; Cook County, Ill.; and Louisville, Ky., have gone so far as to upload even their checkbooks to public view.
But building trust is only the first level of engagement for transparency. There is utility in data once it's made available, and nothing beats utility like open data that can be captured, manipulated, compared, graphed, mapped and so on. Just as used items can be recycled into new products, data captured for one government purpose can be extracted, evaluated and compared, resulting in new ideas that reveal opportunities and problems heretofore overlooked. And there is even a higher calling for open data: democracy itself.
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Pascale and Maurice were married at Adobe Mission Church followed by a reception at The Clayton on the Park in Scottsdale, Ariz. on May 3. "It was a blank slate — a contemporary white space that we could dress any which way to make our own," Pascale said. "A lover of color, I really didn't want to limit ourselves to a simple color scheme, so I didn't. We drew from vibrant ones (orange, yellow, pink, and turquoise) of the festive Mexican culture as well as the sunset shades of the Southwest." The bride wore a sweetheart peplum ballgown with a silk ruched bodice, accessorized with a mantilla chapel-length veil, while the groom wore a black suit, accessorized with a striped tie. "Maurice surprised me with a message on the bottom of my shoes, 'I fell in love with your feet, now I get to marry them. I love you!'" she said. "There were so many handcrafted elements like the the mini rosary beads that my mom and aunt strung, so that each guest would receive one during the ceremony." Even an "Amor" sign above the church! Following the nuptials, the newlyweds drove off in a vintage Chevrolet El Camino with "Novio" and "Novia" written in hearts on the back. Cocktail hour included signature margaritas and a street taco and hot sauce bar. Yum! A favorite moment? "Our reception entrance!" Pascale said. "Before everyone could head upstairs for dinner, Maurice and his sombrero-wearing, maraca-shaking groomsmen walked in with the mariachi band as they played a song called 'El Rey.' The boys then picked up 'derbakes' (Arabic hand drums), surprising the crowd with a Middle Eastern acoustic jam session as the bridesmaids entered wearing belly dancing skirts, shaking their hips to the oriental beats. I finally made my way in with my dad, as Maurice free-styled along to a Latin trumpet tune." Rustic wooden farm tables were decorated with black and white sequin chevron runners, native desert plants, and playful pops of tulips. "We were having so much fun that we almost forgot to cut our cake," she said. "Our dessert spread featured churros and dipping sauces, petite s'mores, cookies, milk shooters, popsicles, and candies complete with stuff-your-own pinata bags."
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Kids especially love these tasty cookies. They're a cinch to make since no baking is involved.—Ruth Ramsdell, Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey
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- 3 tablespoons peanut butter
- 38 butter-flavored crackers
- 3 tablespoons jam or jelly
- 6 ounces milk chocolate candy coating, coarsely chopped
- Colored sprinkles, optional
- Spread peanut butter on the bottoms of half of the crackers. Spread jam on the bottoms of remaining crackers; place, jam side down, over peanut butter crackers, forming a sandwich.
- In a microwave, melt candy coating; stir until smooth. Dip cookies in chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet. Top with colored sprinkles if desired; let stand until set. Yield: 19 cookies.
Editor's Note: Reduced-fat peanut butter is not recommended for this recipe.
Originally published as Peanut Butter 'n' Jelly Cookies in Country Woman March/April 2001, p35
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Somebody directed him to a table marked with the number of his home electoral district, the 36th.
"The law can be used in a number of ways if there is the political will to," Assange said.
The number of patients who opt for this course has increased every year since the law went into effect.
A number of clearly partisan studies have suggested that cats are unfeeling and sociopathic.
Reports are that at least 16 performers have been infected, but the number may be as high as 100.
This number I reported to the first lieutenant, down on deck.
Praise cannot stoop, like satire, to the ground; The number may be hanged, but not be crowned.
By 1912 the number had grown to twenty-three thousand girls in twelve States.
You know that after the priest and the doctor it's the saloonkeeper that knows a man's number.
In the caves of France we find a number of fragments of reindeer horn.
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Number one "oneself" is from 1704 (mock-Italian form numero uno attested from 1973); the biblical Book of Numbers (c.1400, Latin Numeri, Greek Arithmoi) so called because it begins with a census of the Israelites. Slang number one and number two for "urination" and "defecation" attested from 1902. Number cruncher is 1966, of machines; 1971, of persons. To get or have (someone's) number "have someone figured out" is attested from 1853. The numbers "illegal lottery" is from 1897, American English.
c.1300, "to count," from Old French nombrer "to count, reckon," from nombre (n.) "number" (see number (n.)). Meaning "to assign a number to" is late 14c.; that of "to ascertain the number of" is from early 15c. Related: Numbered; numbering.
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1550s, from numb (adj.). Related: Numbed; numbing.
number num·ber (nŭm'bər)
A symbol expressive of a certain value or of a specific quantity determined by count.
The place of any unit in a series.
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Discussion in 'February 2009' started by roscoe36, Feb 12, 2009.
No podcast this weekend.
Lebron indicated that he would probably enter the dunk contest.....which means he has already won no matter who is in competition. Can you imagine JMAX in this competition? I think all of his best dunks are from right under the hoop, so any running or prop dunks would be either non existent or comical....
http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/6403/tdmaxiell092506800x600de6.jpg That is from a real photo of him running. But Max only has one mode, and that is ferocious. Not sure how that translates onto an unguarded rim, unless he gets KG to stand in front of it. lol
Laimbeer did look funny out there as Reggie called it "jumping over hot coals"...when shooting the half court shots. Can you imagine how bad the Detroit would have finished if Curry had been the Detroit vet instead of Laimbeer?? We would be still waiting for him to hit that three point shot from the top of the circle........ Wonder if the Spurs would have fared better with Genobli out there instead of Duncan... At 36 years old Lisa Leslie has loss some her ompf. I saw her miss at least 8 shots in a row during the celebrity game Friday night. Did she score at all?
He knows him limitations...and watches these events from home....
It all comes down to the half court shot. I think they should modify that event a bit. Getting through the first 8 shots (or whatever it is) doesn't seem to have any correlation to winning the event.
He isn't doing anything. They are either freezing him out, he's freezing himself out, or they're just freezing everybody out so we can watch the Lebron James Show.
AI doesn't have much of a chance with Wade and LeBron out there and only one basketball to go around.
AI played so little ( only granger, mo williams played less then him), and in the minutes he played he played along wade/lebron. THE east coach was dumb, he should have played the starters more. Anyway, Shaq/Kobe win co-mvps. Even some people on another forum predicted that before the game. chris paul deserved mvp as well 14 pts 14 assists 7 rebounds.. meaningless trophy.
Another anti-climatic boring game highlighted by the west 19-0 run in the first qrt. How does a team of allstars give up a 19-0 run?? NBA feels good about itself by awarding Shaq and Kobe co-MVP's still possibly hoping that the two will get back together in the near future for some last run at the title togther...... Biggest non-secret of the whole weekend was that Terry Porter stayed away from the venue so that he would not be asked when his last day is...... which supposedly is tomorrow...
Wow... that could quite possibly be the worst display of "basketball" that I've ever seen in my life. I mean, why do we love sports? We love it for the COMPETITION.... this wasn't competitive in the slightest sense. People love to say that defense is boring.... well what about when there is no defense being played? When it is a virtual layup drill out there and the opponent invites you do to a highlight reel dunk? Man, that was just terrible. The NBA all star game used to actually mean something to the players.... no longer.
NBA is like WWE now. Preplanned story of co-mvp between shaq/kobe.. what a joke and waste of time watch the game
WHERE AMAZING HAPPENS. The Pistons are the only thing keeping me into the NBA, and even they are going to need a exorcism. Stern's not even trying to hide it anymore that he's running a crooked organization.
That was rigged... what a joke.
AI's fake pass on the drive and Shaq's pass between Howard's legs + the cut to the hoop were the 2 best plays. The rest was just kind of gross.
Personally, I'm outraged. This East team needs to be blown up immediately.
I don't know why anyone's surprised. The East didn't have a PG. (all three were SG's trapped in PG's bodies) Although, LBJ did his best to pretend he was one. And they had essentially one big. They were going to get killed. For awhile there the only effective strategy was PP vs. the East by himself. I know people hate on Kobe, but he put his imprint all over that game. Best player in the world hands down. And if you want to dig deeper the lack of Pistons is what really did the East in IMO. LOL The last 3 wins IIRC all came with multiple Pistons.
He is second after LBJ. All star game means nothing. Kobe is just a scorer. Lebron got more then scoring. He can assist, rebound whole alot better then kobe. Lebron is better all around player then kobe
Last year's 153-132 All-Star game was much more meaningful and competitive to the players. I'm not sure what happened this year. Remember that 1953 All-Star game when the West beat the East 79-75? That was a beauty. George Mikan and his West teammates were held to 35% shooting while Bob Cousy and his East guys shot only 38%. Man, what I would give to see a classic like that again.
The West had 96 points in the paint and the East had 58.
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Re: AGM batteries
More great advice, thanks Chef!
Once we cast off our lines our biggest issue will be "very little time in a marina with reliable power". That is the design principal of the solution that I will need. I might be leaning towards Gel at this point but really I have a couple years to mull this over. I will likely change my mind a dozen times between now and then. And I will watch SN like a hawk for more great advice.
Re: AGM batteries
Batteries are the least taken care of piece of equipment most peoples boats IMHO and it suprising how little the average sailor knows or pays attention to them, unless of course they dont work, they quit after a year or two, or they spend a lot of money on them.
Morgans Cloud is an example of someone who didnt do enough research and also mismatched his system to his actually maintainence so it cost him dearly, which is why I am sure he posted so other wouldnt fall into the same trap. 3 battery banks in 4 years is
operator error.
For our type of sailing and the battery banks inaccesable location the Lifeline 6- 6 Volt AGMS have been a good decision. We can bring them up to 100% as we have a slip in a marina like many other boaters do who post one here and have a three stage charger. After reading extensively and consulting a well qualified marine electrician in our area who knows how we use our boat, we have concluded that this is the way to go for us. We also have a large enough battery bank that one day does not bring us down to the 85% of capacity mark. We also have been equalizing them as necessary. So far we have gotten 4 solid years out of them with no drop off noted. As long as we follow our current treatment of them there is no reason to beleive that I am at about half their life span, with little maintaince as possible but lots of monitoring.
Sailnet has many different types of sailors from weekend to weekend plus cruises, to liveaboards, to cruisers. We all keep our boats differently. On the Chesapeake and in Florida, the majority have shore power and marinas. In LI Sound and New England its mostly moorings. This also leads to different "expert advices" on how to keep your boat as well as what battery systems work best. You have to educate yourself as best as possible using all the experts and figure out what works best in your situation for you boat and how you use it. Taking battery advice from a cruiser when you dont cruise may not be the best advice for you. Taking battery advice from a person who has access to a 3 stage charger every week may not be the best advice for you.
MaineSail always gives great advice and I have followed him reverentially. He has helped educate me in many ways concerninig electrical and electronics. He has also saved me headache and money in making sure that I matched all the componets of my system. He is n ot a big fan of AGMs unless used in the right apllication and has helped guide me in my use of mine
If I was to keep this boat and cruise it I would certainly think about having a solar array to really keep the batteries bank in the 90% charged range all the time even when away from the dock. If I cruised Id probably go to gels and even when this bank goes away may do that, but alwasy will be 6 volters
The more I read the more I am convinced that the way to go no matter what type battery you are using is to make sure you have a large enough bank to start with. The old school reasoning of having a couple of house banks has now given way to the efficiencies in charging, cycling, of the 1 large house bank. The less deeply you discharge it % wise the great number of cycles you get from it.
Figure out you needs and install what works best for you. If you are a cruiser...find some good way of charging the bank and make sure you have a large enough bank. Using an engine/ generator to drive in the last 15% of battery a charge is linited by acceptance is proably not cost effective as say solar would be. If you can manage wet cells...go for it, Desulfating through equalization is the key.
I am not an expert at al and can only speak to what has worked for me in my application
Figure out what yours is and what you need.
Re: AGM batteries
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Re: AGM batteries
Originally Posted by kellysails View Post
Chef & Maine, you guys really make this forum the best, thank you! Yet another interesting topic.
Once the admiral and I finally cast off our lines I was planning to replace all the wet cells with AGM's. I have been following AGM for a number of years and while hearing all sorts of positive remarks, occasionally I would hear about the consistent need of equalizing the batteries. It seemed anytime Lifeline received an issue from a customer their response was, equalize. I did make sure my regulators for my 100amp charger and 210 Balmar supported equalization. But more recently I have been put off by this idea. What am I to do when laying off of Dominica with my AGM's in need of an equalization treatment? I have felt recently that I need to re-examine this approach. This thread pushed me over the edge.
While looking at the Rolls website the other day they noted their AGM's do not need equalization ever. WTF? They note the use of Pure Lead which gets into the new Marketization term of "TPPL" (thin plate pure lead). Is this the resolution to this AGM issue? Or yet another marketing ploy to lead me astray. This is very frustrating trying to get past all the BS.
With a use budget of 200-250 amps per day, (2) D400's and a 10amp solar panel and the above mentioned charger/alternator which way should I go? I was thinking a 600a/h house system. We are not dock marina people, laying on anchor is what we prefer.
That said I think you would be much better off with a GEL battery than an AGM. Provided they are properly charged they will accept more current than flooded batts and are not nearly as finicky about getting back to full. When properly charged they are some of the longest lasting batteries out there.
If you are still considering AGM technology you owe it to yourself to read John Harries multiple article work on AGM's and how they've learned to manage them on a full time cruising boat.
AGM Battery Care / Morgan's Cloud
What John says is all stuff I have been saying for many years. AGM's certainly can work but they are anything but "maintenance free" and require PROPER care to get them to last.... Still as of Jan 2012 he was at 90% of new with only about 400 cycles to 50% and a 180 very shallow cycles all this over 18 months. A battery is considered failed at 80% of new capacity. I will be surprised to see John break much over two years, even with exemplary care ...
Re: AGM batteries
I agree but I hauled them into Interstate Batteries and watched them check each battery with a Midtronics tester. I still have the print out.
Originally Posted by hellosailor View Post
md, even a nuclear pile loses some capacity over seven years. So if someone tested your Optimas and found them above rated capacity after seven years, I'd say they are in great shape--but the test may have been done wrong, one way or another. Even if you never used them and simply kept them on a float charge...after seven years...most unusual.
Re: AGM batteries
md, even a nuclear pile loses some capacity over seven years. So if someone tested your Optimas and found them above rated capacity after seven years, I'd say they are in great shape--but the test may have been done wrong, one way or another. Even if you never used them and simply kept them on a float charge...after seven years...most unusual.
Re: AGM batteries
Chef & Maine, you guys really make this forum the best, thank you! Yet another interesting topic.
Once the admiral and I finally cast off our lines I was planning to replace all the wet cells with AGM's. I have been following AGM for a number of years and while hearing all sorts of positive remarks, occasionally I would hear about the consistent need of equalizing the batteries. It seemed anytime Lifeline received an issue from a customer their response was, equalize. I did make sure my regulators for my 100amp charger and 210 Balmar supported equalization. But more recently I have been put off by this idea. What am I to do when laying off of Dominica with my AGM's in need of an equalization treatment? I have felt recently that I need to re-examine this approach. This thread pushed me over the edge.
While looking at the Rolls website the other day they noted their AGM's do not need equalization ever. WTF? They note the use of Pure Lead which gets into the new Marketization term of "TPPL" (thin plate pure lead). Is this the resolution to this AGM issue? Or yet another marketing ploy to lead me astray. This is very frustrating trying to get past all the BS.
With a use budget of 200-250 amps per day, (2) D400's and a 10amp solar panel and the above mentioned charger/alternator which way should I go? I was thinking a 600a/h house system. We are not dock marina people, laying on anchor is what we prefer.
AGM batteries "Depends"
In my case AGM's seem to have done well. When I say in my case, I am talking about going on 7 years with 2 Optima AGM's. I just pulled them and had them checked at Interstate on one of those high dollar testers that Maine Sail recommends. In fact they showed quite a bit above there "rated" capacity. Unfortunately, I don't have a baseline to compare them to since I didn't have them checked when I first bought them.
Since the boat sits on a trailer most of the time and they have been discharged rarely, usually never below 11.0 - 11.5 volts (?) They have also been connected to a fan running 24 hours/365 days a year for the past 5 (?) years. They have been connected to a 20w solar panel with a Morningstar Duo controller (4 stages).
They have never been "equalized" and only occasionally I throw them on a pulse charger over night. I'm not saying that I recommend the way they have been maintained, only listing the facts.
I realize if you are a cruiser and actually get to use your boat regularly and your batteries go through the normal discharge cycles, your mileage will vary.
Although they have held up well, I got them at a ridiculous price from a friend years ago. I would find it hard to pay what they go for now. They are nice because the batteries are hard to get to if I had wet cells it would be a pain.
They will now probably go belly up.
Re: AGM batteries
Thanks for the explaination
The chart in the link shows the Lifelines at 1000 cycles at 50% discharge.
I have done what was described with a 660 ah bank which rarely goes below the 75% discharge. I do have the availability to get close to the 100% no with the new alternator and shore power master volt charger.
I kaois have been desulfating when neccessary at 15.5, but not for the whole 8 hours...maybe 6 as I watch the temp readings
I porabbly have paid more attention to batteries since I bought these than I do anything else on the boat it seems. My wife says I am obsessed with it.
When these finally wear out I proably will go to the gells if I still have Haleakula, as they are really inaccesable.
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Re: AGM batteries
Originally Posted by chef2sail View Post
Maine...is this true?
The higher charge efficiency of AGMs allows you to recharge with less energy: Flooded cells convert 15-20% of the electrical energy into heat instead of potential power. Gel-cells lose 10-16% but AGMs as little as 4%. The higher charge efficiency of AGMs can contribute to significant savings when it comes to the use of expensive renewable energy sources (wind generators, solar panels, etc.) as your charging system can be 15% smaller (or just charge faster).
I am not arguing with you about the use of AGM. There is a lot of misinformation printed then. I am able to get mine back up to 100% quickly, but eventually I will need to replace them, My 6 volt Lifelines are now 5 years old and going strong. Part of me using them is their inaccessability and that I have two laying on their sides.
This is not correct information then?
Battery Types: Flooded versus AGM and Gel
You are using your AGM's for one of their actual "benefits", this is GOOD.. I RARELY see more than hand full of boaters taking advantage of any of the real pluses of AGM's..
Much of that information from that site is correct and much of it is very "dreamy"... For example that article is still in the "fantasy" stages of AGM technology where they sold us on 80% DOD's and suggested you could get away with a smaller bank. That marketing "tune" has changed big time..
This is straight from the Lifeline tech manual.
"For example, if 100 Ah is required on average, select at least a 200Ah battery. This approach will limit the average depth of discharge to 50% and will dramatically extend the life of the battery.
To get the best cycle life, the average depth of discharge should be as low as possible. Concorde (Lifeline) recommends the average depth of discharge be no greater than 50% of the batterys 20 hour rating."
They are not recommending 3:1 bank sizing as that article insinuates, they are suggesting 2:1 bank sizing just as flooded batteries are sized for. I referenced this in the above post and it is 100% backed up by the AGM makers themselves, including Lifeline, which that article seems to tout. The only exception to this that I am aware of is Odyssey who still market at 80% DOD and 400 cycles.
This one element alone throws a HUGE monkey wrench into the entire bank sizing calculations for that site. It would also be better for the math if he had rated the T105's at what Trojan does, which is about 1200 cycles to 50% DOD.. It is right on the T105 Tech Data sheet.
One other thing I find rather odd or perhaps misleading is his use of the West Marine batteries in the cost comparisons. It is NOT a secret that WM slaps a Sea Volt sticker on Deka/East Penn batteries. They are the MOST EXPENSIVE reseller of these batteries or put another way that Sea Volt sticker is VERY expensive.....
Heck the Group 31 12V Deep Cycle was selling for $247.99 in last yeas catalog. That SAME battery can be purchased at Sam's Club for $84.97..
Sams Club = Group 29/31 (Deka DC31) 105Ah Battery $84.97
West Marine = Group 31 (Deka DC31) 105Ah Battery $247.99
Difference = $165.02 per battery !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I honestly wonder how the math would have worked out had he compared the least expensive re-seller of the SAME battery rather than the MOST expensive......????? Inquiring mids are curious...
The SAME batteries can be purchased at NAPA, O'reilly Auto, Sam's Club and many other locations for considerably less than HALF the cost of West Marine. Of course on the flip side, if you use West Marine as your basis for cost analysis, it helps make the Lifeline Battery look better...
AGM's charge faster. No secret there and I DO take advantage of this on many installations. Where customers CAN take advantages of the faster charge, and they fully understand that life cycles may not be as good as they suspect, I have no issues installing AGM's and in many cases actually recommend them..
Another big problem is that most boats I go on can't even meet the minimum suggested charge capacity for AGM's, 40% of "C" for Odyssey and 20% of "C" for Lifeline so it makes very little sense to spend huge money on a system we already know will be on the short side of longevity by having a limited charging system.
The other "never talked about" issue is that when AGM's are new they take GOBS of current. New however does not last very long if the batteries do not get back to 100% after every discharge cycle. For mooring sailors this a tough issue. Lifeline specifically notes this in their warranty.
"The limited warranty does not cover discharged batteries, batteries that have been opened, frozen, sulfated batteries due to undercharging, diminishing capacity due to battery age, split open battery cases, transportation, rental, testing, housing, freight or installation costs."
Back in the real world, not warranties worth about as much as the paper they are printed on, I have a 4 year old bank of Lifeline 6V batteries to replace in the next month. They are currently taking just 65-80A in bulk/in-rush and hitting absorption voltage within a few minutes. The alternator, when loaded, goes right up to its 150A cold rating. Customer initially blamed the alternator and regulator and spent HUGE money having the alternator re-built and purchasing a new replacement regulator. Same issue... He calls in the boat yard, they diagnose it as poor wiring and replace it to the tune of $1600.00. OUCH!!! Same problem. Finally I get a call show up, test the batteries, measure internal resistance, fire up the motor and say: "you need new batteries".... "But they are only 4 years old, it can't be the batteries.".... I plug my heat gun into the inverter, fire up the motor and put my Fluke around the alternator output wire. What would you know 150A and the alt and reg are working just fine. Turn off the heat gun and right back to 65A of acceptance..... As it sits now this bank of four 6V batteries takes about 12+ hours to get to a full charge due to the sulfation. So yes when new, how all the marketing is done, they can and do charge faster. However unlike flooded or GEL cells they really don't like to sit at anything less than 100% SOC or they sulfate and performance, including charging performance, suffers and seems to suffer faster than with GEL or flooded LA batts..
From Lifeline:
"For repetitive deep cycling, chargers should have an output current of at least 0.2C (20 Amps for a 100 Ah battery). If the output current is less than this value, the cycle life of the battery may be negatively affected."
Hell beyond the initial 3:1 bank sizing or 80% DOD we were sold on, we were also led to believe early on that AGM batteries did not even sulfate.. Talk about marketing. I can clearly remember the marketing guys telling me "you never need to equalize an AGM battery because they don't suffer from sulfation." SWEET!! So I went out and installed a few banks, based on the "glossy marketing"....... Hmmm guess what? They sulfated..... Doh'........
With AGM's I hear so many people claim they bought them for "high acceptance rates" then they feed a 450Ah bank with an 80A alt that when hot puts out 60-65A or about 14% of capacity or 6% below the minimum suggested by Lifeline.
Heck that same bank in flooded batteries will take the full hot capacity of a 125A alternator or slightly more..
Back in the real world I work in, a customer just last month called me to ask if he really needed to be there for the 8 hours he was going to be equalizing his Lifelines for. Ummmm YES, how else are you going to monitor the battery temperature during this over voltage event....!!!! Makes adding distilled water to some flooded cells seem like cake walk.... 8 hours of 15.5V for a "conditioning charge", but they are sold as "no maintenance". At year two he is already noticing "diminished capacity" hence the conditioning charge. That said AGM batteries are this customers best option due to fitment, containment and because he actually has a 180A alternator. Cost is not an issue for him.
Again, AGM's HAVE NUMEROUS benefits its just that cost and cycle life are not either of them....
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Family Tribunals were established in 2005 to mediate family conflicts and essentially were geared to meet the needs of low-income Chileans who lack the means to get involved in legal actions. Casas had told the Family Court her husband told her he would take a knife and slit my throat, but all that was done was setting a court date for further discussion. Under current legislation, it is difficult to convict a sexual aggressor without physical evidence of a woman's physical struggle against him.
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The numbers also helped boost overall sales for the period from July through October to $270.1 million. The lottery said the amount is $19.1 million or 7.6 percent more than the same period last year but $4.2 million or 1.5 percent less than budgeted.
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Discussion in 'November 2007' started by max, Oct 29, 2007.
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Pretty good win by the Pistons. Tay set a new career high with a late 3 pointer. Also matched his career high in rebounds and had at least 6 assists. Rip should sit out more often... :nerd2: Dice looked bad, Nazr played not too badly and Hayes didn't get much going. A great win to start the season, totally beat up on the Wade-less Heat in the fourth Q.
Boxscore NBA.com: Pistons at Heat Game Info Recap NBA.com Prince carries Pistons past Heat in opener, 91-80
One item of note is that JMax played big minutes in the second half after not playing much in the first. He was out there for Dice for most of the 4th quarter, maybe the entire period. JMax's numbers weren't all that big, but he definitely had a more positive impact on the game than Dice, and Flip stuck with him down the stretch as a result.
Didnt watch the game, just saw the box, what happened to cutting the starter's min?!
Nice to see you have a sense of humor so late at night.
Yep, got to love the unit that played most of the 4th. Hayes was hitting his shots in the 2nd half (better shot selection compared to the first half where he missed a few questionable shots), helping on the boards a lot, and not hurting us on D since Miami does not have a particularly quick small forward. The backcourt was Billups and Prince in the 4th, our two scoring stars for this night. Of course Prince had his career game, 34 points and 12 boards. Billups was busting it inside most of the game and scoring at the line over and over. And the bigs, my favorite combo, JMAX and Sheed. Sheed hit some threes, and did damage inside too. Between Sheed, Tay, and Billups, we ended up having one strong inside game after a very slow start in that regard. We were at the line all night, and conversely, Miami players, like Shaq, were on the bench in foul trouble all night. Om all, this unit could score at will, and could barely be scored upon. And gee, we get Rip Hamilton to add to the mix tomorro night. For Miami, Shaq was scoreless in the first half, only playing 11 minutes due to foul trouble. And they even called an offensive foul of his an offensive foul. Yep, really hard to believe. D. Wright did some damage early for them, and Ricky Davis heated up pretty good for a while (with Murray guarding him.) Of note, something happened tonight that never happened last year. Mohammed scored in the post against a center. He actually decided not to fade on his shot, but instead just took it up strong and over Mourning. Well, thats once, lets see if its a pattern. Otherwise, Mohammed did ok around the boards, but did very little overall in a whole lot of minutes. Flip Murray had a decent moment or two. One good defensive play. A drive in and score when he first came into the game. And one time pushing the ball up and dishing it off to an open shooter. But other than that, we just got poor D from him, poor ball handling, and several questionable shots. Afflalo played solid D when in, which was about 12 minutes total. He came out due to foul trouble after 4 minutes of the first, and played maybe 8 minutes of the 3rd quarter. Afflalo hit one triple, and that is the only shot I remember him taking. The announcers mistakenly said he got out too late on the shooter once, but corrected that later showing the play from a better angle. Tay played a ton in this one. He was our starting small forward, and our chief backup point guard. What a game. Inside all night, and then when we were well ahead he helped keep the lead with some hot outside shooting. Got to love that one sequence where we held the ball to run some clock and then Tay buried the 3. JMAX missed a dunk or two that would have really made this game for him. Good D. Good active feet. He cut a guy off trying to drive the baseline on him and drew the charge. He made half his free throws, did not hit an outside shots. (I know he took one. Maybe that was all.) Oh yeah, Dyess is on the team. Dyess limited his game to an occasional jump shot, and he made about 3 for the game. Him being in the starting unit makes the starting unit look bad. Our worst play by far was when Dyess and Mohammed teamed up to provide zero interior D. That was ugly, and fortunately short lived. lee357, flint, mi
Oh, I'm a lot more humorous late than I am early.
Shaq is washed up and a non factor. The Heat will be lucky to make the playoffs even after Wade returns and the addition of Davis and Blount. My guess for the year Shaq will average about 12-15 points and 6 or so rebounds. Not exactly the kind of numbers you want from your starting center.
Without Rip and with Stuckey and Amir still sidelined, I wouldn't expect there to be much relief for the remaining starters, who all logged big minutes. Flip Jr. playing 21 minutes while CB still logs 39 is not likely to be a frequent pattern.
Rip will eat up a lot of those minutes including some of the 40 plus that Tay logged tonight because Hayes won't have to play the #2 when Rip returns like he did tonight. When Hot Rod returns the minutes will flatten out among the rotation players and Tay probably won't play much if any point guard like he did tonight. I hope I am wrong but I believe that AJ will be a non factor for quite a while this year and maybe the whole year.
He really did look bad tonight. Aside from one stretch in the 3rd quarter where he strung a few baskets together, he was completely ineffective. I think he can still be good on occasion when Wade is in there to draw most of the defense's attention, but maybe not. We know that Shaq certainly doesn't get better these days as the season goes on and he gets more worn down.
Thanks for the recap lee.
Loved the shot clock violation out of the timeout. Good thing we have such an offensively gifted coach. It amazes me how few times DET goes into the post during a sequence. They have players in the block too. 43, 38-39 and 37 miuntes for Tay, CB and Sheed. It's a new year, but I guess you can't change the stripes on a cat. I think Jim Abbott has a better pair of hands than Dysse. I wonder if Nazr makes fun of him for those things? It did seem like they switched their O up a bit, especially in the 1st half.
We had 2/3 or our guard rotation out what would you expect. As far as Sheed goes I agree he will probably get more minutes this year, but that might only be in selected situations, like tonight against Shaq. Sheed did a good job on him. P.S. Durant is filling it up tonight.
The boyz looked a little razzled there in the 3rd quarter, but overall they played like a team missing their leading scorer (Rip). Tay stepped up big, but we are going to need more production out of Sheed and Dice in the starting lineup if we expect to stay competitive and build any leads in the first qtr. The extra minutes may be affecting Dices's defense too. I am wondering if we should go with JMAX starting or even dare I say, Nazmo, so that Dice can play with Alf, Hayes and Flip jr. in the second unit and maybe he's a little fresher... Then again other than SHeed being out there, the whole interior defense is suspect and we still don't know what Amir will deliver on the defense.... Nice road win vs a struggling team. Worst thing would be to lose to a Heat team with out wade and an over the hill Shaq and Zo...Let's see if they can do the Florida two step and take out the Magic tomorrow. ArmyGirl will be in the house so that gives the Pistons some Karma. Go Pistons and Army!!
Saw the game. And probably one of the few Pistons games I'll see over here. Observations: 1. Hayes IS a good pickup for even just his offense. If he plays with hustle and some decent D he would be the pickup of the year for me other than Boston's kidnapping of KG. 2. Billups. When he's aggressive, he rules. He was the captain of the ship tonight. 3. Prince. What can we say? Those 34 points 12 rebs say it all. He can turn it on when he's in a rhythm and when he needs to. 4. Rip and Stuckey. Were missed. The offense looked a bit weird without the masked guy and Stuck would have shredded the Heat defense and given Wade a mirror. 5. Dice. Should be back to the bench 6. JMax. Should be starting. He looked good beyond what showed up on the boxscore and missed some dunks by looking to eager to ram it through. Did a good job with the time he guarded Shaq. 7. Afflalo. Good pick. Good player. Good defense. That three looked good with a hand in his face to boot. 8. Nazr. Looked awful to me, but looked better than Dice. Travelled. Got blocked by Mourning. But made that shot over Zo as well. 9. Murray. Forgettable. Ok, I think. Overall, good win. Go DETROIT!!!!:nerd2:
Buddahfan, I'm afraid that Rip being back would only cut into the bench minutes. I don't think it would impact Rip and CB much. We've seen the same thing for 2 years. I know Dysse will come around. This is how he starts out. It just gets frustrating to watch DET play good D or make a steal only to see early season Dysse come bounding in and watch the ball go of his hands while he makes the Dysse face. The only thing missing is a thought bubble saying, 'Did I do that?' I really think DET could improve a lot if they simply threw the ball into the post during their sets. It doesn't mean they have to shoot from there.
Hope this is a break-out year for Tay that we all have been waiting for. Dice just looked overmatched. We still have a problem at center.
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That said, it appears your rear camber is very near the maximum allowed for negative camber. They put rear toe-in right in the middle of the range. I think the combination of those two could promote some accelerated rear tire wear. My preference would be to adjust the camber to below -1.5* and get that toe-in number down to the minimum allowable of 0.05". Up front they have it at maximum allowable toe-out. Keep an eye on that to see if any wear occurs. If so I'd reduce it to about -0.01" to -0.02"
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I will get the camber bolts but probably not until spring; I plan on getting snow tires for the winter and I will just watch for excessive wear.
I was finally able to get a scan made of the alignment report, yes it does show what spec is. Hopefully this will help other wagon owners in the future. Based on these numbers, should I ask for anything different when I take it for an alignment in the spring after I get the camber bolts on?
First I'll start by saying I don't know exactly what the alignment specs for a wagon are. All the printouts I have for my car (ZX3) as well as those posted here (some SVT's), exclude wagons so they must differ in some way. If your printout has the allowable ranges I'd appreciate seeing those and will add them to my collection. I'm going to make the initial assumption that they don't vary much from SVT's and Non SVT's by much....but I could be wrong.
Starting in the front, the final toe spec meets the maximum allowable for "toe-out" for non SVT's. A SVT allows -0.07" of toe-out. My preference would be to have it closer to -0.01 to 0.02" but that would depend the the allowable range. Front camber looks fine and shouldn't be an issue or a problem.
Camber is a little high in the rear for my taste. As mentioned, I prefer it to be below -1.5 degrees accompanied with minimal allowable "toe-in". Camber bolts would be the easiest and cheapest way to reduce rear camber.
I see the tech got both toe and camber very even side to side. That shows he's very conscientious and understands alignment procedures.
If the 0.10" is the minimum allowable rear toe-in for the wagon than you got what you asked for. Because the car is lowered you may benefit by reducing the rear toe-in a little more but I'd like knowing what the minimum allowable spec for the wagon is before making a recommendation. All in all, it doesn't look bad and may benefit from some additional tweaking.
The rear camber bolts will give you half a degree of adjustment. It's recommended that camber be below 1.5 degrees. You might be ok, just keep a very close eye on inner tire wear on the rear. Also I don't comprehend inches, and haven't seen a machine that uses inches since I left school. So I couldn't tell you about the front.
What I run though is, un-adjusted camber in the rear. 0 degree toe in the rear, and slight toe out in the front. So I'd say that you're doin' pretty good for a good all around alignment.
Thanks fastfocussvt8!
I don't have equipment to do an alignment myself so I took it in to get done. The mechanic said this was the best he could get it -- does that mean I need to replace something to fix the toe being off? I'd rather buy parts if necessary than replace tires frequently.
Is there a way for me to double-check what he did, ie. can you point me to a bolt I can check for the toe setting to see if it's adjusted all the way one way?
your front toe is off, along with your rear, but im sure you already knew about that, there both adjustable by all means, just start with the rear, because if you do the front first, you'll mess up the front when you adjust the rear. as for camber, you look pretty good, no worries there id say, seeing as your set to -1.8 and spec is -1.8. along with -2.0 to -1.8. might be best to just invest in the bolts to make sure and be dead on. don't want to be buying tires all the time. plus in the future if you autoX your wagon for any reason what so ever, you can adjust the rear camber and make your car handle a little better.
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Do I need adjustable control arms or will camber bolts be enough?
First of all, thanks in advance to everyone who shares their knowledge on this forum, you are generous people and I've learned a lot from all the posts so far!
I'm still unsure on the following, though: which part/parts will I need to correct the camber and/or toe problems on my focus? Do I need adjustable control arms or will camber bolts be enough? Do I need anything else? I haven't seen any alignment specs posted for wagons, so hopefully someone will have some insight...
Car is a 2001 SE Wagon, just installed Spax springs & dampers for ~1.5" drop. Took it in for alignment and asked the mechanic for "minimum allowed toe-in and camber" for the rear (Thanks Geezer!). The mechanic came back afterward telling me I need camber bolts and that he couldn't get it into spec. Also, do I need to worry about the front at all?
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Camber Toe Caster Initial Final Initial Final Initial Final -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- FL -1.2* -1.2* 0.20" -0.05" 3.3* 3.4* FR -1.4* -1.4* 0.10 -0.05 3.0* 3.1* RL -1.8* -1.8* 0.20 0.10 RR -2.0* -1.8* 0.20 0.10 Thrust Angle: Initial -0.1* Final 0.0*
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